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Brickbat: Tough Guy

Brickbat: Tough Guy

Yahoo29-05-2025
Justin Gaither, a former police officer in Venice, Illinois, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law. Gaither struck a handcuffed man twice in the face, without provocation, leaving the suspect with a broken nose.
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