Excessive force is one category of claim that can be brought in a civl rights lawsuit. Police of law enforcement violate a person's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizure if excessive force is used. The force used goes beyond the bounds of force that a reasonable police officer would use under the circumstances, hence the name excessive force.
Civl rights lawsuits with excessive force claims focus on the objective reasonableness of the force used, and not whether a person was injured, even if an injury may have occurred. Whether or not the force that a police officer uses is excessive depends on the unique facts of each case.
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