“The
state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual crime.” Max Stirner
In September of 1990, Victor M. Cruz, a
Salvadoran native and resident of the District of Columbia sued the police for
$60 million claiming that excessive force used by the police while they were
arresting him resulted in permanent brain damage.
Cruz
said the police clubbed him after he was handcuffed and subdued for traffic
violations. …… for traffic
violations. Cruz’s lawyer noted that it
is "ironic that the same kind of police brutality that Mr. Cruz sought to
escape in El Salvador ends up victimizing him just a few miles from our
nation's capital”.
Cruz was allegedly worked over after he was
charged with driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license,
reckless driving, and failing to stop for police. The cop he accused of doing most of the
beating was fired.