# Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread #2

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**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531 "2020-06-23T20:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/23 "2020-06-26T22:06:25Z")

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> [@Pantastic](#):
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> The police going out to gas, beat, and pepper spray peaceful protestors in a frenzy of violence hasn’t helped their case either, obviously.

There was a recent thread in GD [“Excited Delirium” - Real, or ‘Police killed this guy?’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excited-delirium-real-or-police-killed-this-guy/855110/35) when I first read that title I assumed it was an something cops cops suffered from when they go overboard beating someone.

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