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To: longtermmemmory

Remember the cops who beat Rodney King. They were acquitted in the criminal case where the blacks decided to riot but then the Feds stepped in and charged civil right violations against the cops and they were found guilty in Federal Court and were sentenced to prison for almost 3 years.


43 posted on 04/20/2012 8:52:20 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan
Remember the cops who beat Rodney King. They were acquitted in the criminal case where the blacks decided to riot but then the Feds stepped in and charged civil right violations against the cops and they were found guilty in Federal Court and were sentenced to prison for almost 3 years.

The key there is that they were cops, and could be charged with violation of civil rights under color of authority. I don't know how you would charge a private individual with violating someone's civil rights...

62 posted on 04/20/2012 9:26:36 AM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: C19fan

First fire the Democrats and then fire the media.


103 posted on 04/21/2012 3:36:16 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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