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Amish Men Held by Submachine Gun

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Bruce Bonta

The seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that an Indiana police officer used excessive force when he pointed a submachine gun at some Amish men, and others, during a routine search. The court upheld a district court decision that the officer is not entitled to qualified immunity in such an incident. The problem […]

Posted in Amish Tagged excessive force, police, submachine guns
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