It's hard to win a case against a cop in this country. Radley Balko has chronicled the plight of many citizens who were victims of paramilitary SWAT raids for t

It's hard to win a case against a cop in this country. Radley Balko has chronicled the plight of many citizens who were victims of paramilitary SWAT raids for the suspicion of committing non-violent offenses. In most cases no action is taken against the cops, even if an innocent person or a non-violent offender is killed in the raid. This can get you started: http://www.cato.org/raidmap/ http://www.cato.org/raidmap/ Even more disturbing have been cases of people being severely beat by police officers in jails. Rather than helping bring the culprits to justice, police departments rally around their own and it is rare that any charges are filed against officers. Here's one case: http://www.theagitator.com/2006/08/02/jesse-lee-williams-jr/ http://www.theagitator.com/2006/08/02/jesse-lee-williams-jr/ (NSFW, a picture of the victim in the hospital after the beating) If police can get away with murder in this country, then I doubt that a little pepper spray will be noticed. Government is a monopoly of power. They have it, you don't. There is no justice if your assailant has a badge.