
An excessive use of force?
Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti died after being chased, pinned down and tasered repeatedly by NSW police officers. The police say the use of force was reasonable but evidence at the inquest into his death said it was ‘unreasonable’, ‘excessive’ and an ‘act of thuggery’. Did the police shoot first and ask questions later? Wendy Carlisle investigates.
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