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from the Eisbrouch Marsh LLC  website: http://emlawoffices.com/civil-rights-violations/police-brutality/

of specific things that constitute police misconduct: 

Use of a taser or stun gun when not necessary (e.g., the suspect has already surrendered or is otherwise not fleeing)

Choking, kicking or beating a suspect

Abuse of power

Sexual assault

Unnecessary use of K-9 attack dogs

Denial of medical care while in custody

These items appear to go against your basic civil and personal liberties right? Fairly obvious... but here’s some not so obvious ones from various civil rights, gov’t and the ACLU website(s):

false arrest 

false imprisonment

malicious prosecution

use of excessive or unreasonable force even if some force is deemed appropriate

Verbal abuse

Discriminatory: arrest, non enforcement of the law (i.e. failing to answer calls for certain citizens), harassment or stop & frisk

Any tactics used to hinder freedom of expression or right to free speech + protest

This is not a complete list they’re just some common things that can happen, some without the victim even noticing. Though not all of these things lead to or involve

violence

, they do involve an

assault

on your rights and if you cannot prove that you were brutalized you may still be able to charge an abusive cop with something else. 

“People who believe they are the victims of police brutality should write down the names of all witnesses, take pictures of any injuries, get medical evidence from a medical professional and hire an attorney to file a complaint.” - advice from the government