Posted on 12/02/2003 1:17:43 AM PST by GOP_Needs_Arnold
"A 19-year-old Encinitas man remains in a wheelchair with limited mobility after suffering spinal cord injuries here Nov. 2 allegedly caused by a Bureau of Land Management ranger against whom allegations of abuse of power and use of excessive force have been raised." ...
"Brian Boyd suffered bruising to the spinal cord in the neck area as well as having vertebrae in his neck and lower back wrenched out of place, said Tom Boyd, the alleged victim's father." ...
" 'There seems to be a bunch of cowboys out there abusing people. ... They thought he was a punk kid they could harass. ... We truly believe that an independent investigation is needed to let people know of the abuse,' said Tom Boyd."
(Excerpt) Read more at ivpressonline.com ...
I pray a jury of peers comes to some kind of justice in this case.
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