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That is the correct answer. None of us saw all of the evidence given. None of us had to worry about our personal safety after the trial. None of us, except the residents, had to worry about mob violence if the verdict went the wrong way.

While I am not a fan of criminals or criminal behavior, I am not a fan of crooked cops, judges, or prosecuting attorneys. If George had been compliant and not drugged up, none of this would have happened. If the officer would have had him face down, cuffed, and his knee on the kidney, this might have been avoided. If the suspect starts to resist, more weight goes on the knee, and that hurts like hell. A hand placed on the back of the head or between the shoulder blades gives the offices more control.

Neither party is blameless in this incident, but the threat of mob justice brings back an ugly chapter of history better left in the history books because you can't get that genie back in the bottle.

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