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How much force is too much?

Troubled by the latest police shooting of an unarmed person, many New Yorkers wondered yesterday just what the line is between self-defense and excessive force

"There is a lack of accountability that gives officers in the street the feeling that it is OK to shoot first and ask questions later," said LaTanya White of the People's Justice Coalition, a grassroots group that monitors police brutality....

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