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Brickbat: Stop and Frisk

Charles Oliver | 10.16.2014 6:00 AM


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A New York City police officer was caught on video taking what appeared to be a roll of cash from Lamard Joye. Joye says it was $1,300. When Joye complained about the theft, the cop pepper-sprayed him. When Joye's sister tried to get his badge number, the officer pepper-sprayed her, too.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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