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Brickbat: Baltimore Beatdown

Charles Oliver | 7.18.2016 4:00 AM


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A jury has awarded Adbul Salaam $70,000 after he was beaten by three Baltimore police officers following  a traffic stop for alleged cellphone and seat belt violations. An internal investigation by the police department cleared the officers of using excessive force.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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