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Connecticut Deaf Couple Receive $50,000 to Settle Pepper Spray, Excessive Force Claim

A Connecticut police department settled an excessive force claim for $50,000. This civil rights action was brought by a deaf couple who were pepper sprayed by two police officers during a domestic dispute.

The couple was hearing impaired and only communicated by sign language. When they got into a custody ...

 

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