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Phoenix PD react violently immediately to verbal slights or insults from citizens, within seconds [View all]
Federal investigators; "Phoenix Officers don't understand free speech and that you can't arrest someone just because they get called a bad name"
“Phx PD officers unlawfully arrest or use force in response to criticism, insults, or perceived disrespect during daily encounters. Often, within seconds, officers react with force to verbal slights,” according to the Department of Justice. As its first example in its report, the DOJ cited the following case exposed by ABC15.
watch video below or read here: https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/phoenix-doj-investigation/video-guide-abc15-breaks-down-the-department-of-justices-report-into-phoenix-pd
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