Re: here\'s a police brutality deal for real
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well my main point is that the cops had no reason to escort him out. none.
now if they can coerce him into voluntarily leaving, that is legal. but you do not have to consent to being coerced.
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But questions about whether police authority is justified can only be answered in retrospect. Obviously the police asserted their authority to escort him out. At that point, I think he does have to "consent to being coerced." He can seek redress later if he really thinks they have overstepped their authority, but you're just not going to get very far telling a cop who is arresting you that you don't accept his authority to arrest you.
You may eventually (with the help of lawyers and judges) win the war, but you're going to lose the battle.
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