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No Municipal Liability for Police Neck Breaking
A police officer broke the plaintiff's neck. The absence of specific
directions about neck holds in the county's policy manual did not establish
a policy of deliberate indifference. A single manual can't cover every
possible police maneuver. The manual tells officers to avoid unnecessary
force. Since officers get "fairly particularized ...
directions about neck holds in the county's policy manual did not establish
a policy of deliberate indifference. A single manual can't cover every
possible police maneuver. The manual tells officers to avoid unnecessary
force. Since officers get "fairly particularized ...
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