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forgotmylogin

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1. Deploying pepper spray on a restrained subject should be illegal.
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 02:52 PM
Feb 2017

Purposely causing pain or injury to someone who cannot escape or defend themselves is torture.

At the minimum, the person who does the spraying should be charged with assault when it's clear on the video that it's done to "punish" a restrained victim.

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