Video of Police Encounter May Take Key Role in Civil Rights Suit

[police brutality]

http://www.nytimes.com/images/2012/09/10/nyregion/10brutality_cnd/10brutality_cnd-thumbStandard.jpg (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/nyregion/video-of-police-altercation-may-take-key-role-in-civil-rights-suit.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)A man charged with assaulting an officer had his case dismissed after a grand jury watched footage of the encounter, which may be crucial evidence in a lawsuit filed in federal court.

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