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11-14-2012, 05:33 PM
By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Defense lawyers say a former Spokane police officer should not spend any time in prison for using excessive force against a mentally disabled janitor who died after being arrested on suspicion of stealing money from an ATM. Public humiliation and the loss of his career are punishment enough for Karl F. Thompson Jr., his attorneys say. Federal ...

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