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Officer Caught Beating Schizophrenic Says He Did Nothing Wrong

A suspended Passaic, N.J., police officer who was caught on tape beating a schizophrenic man is defending his behavior, claiming he was responding in the way that his training dictated. "I did what was proper," Officer Joseph R. Rios III said at a press conference Wednesday. The alleged beating of Ronnie Holloway by Rios on May 29 was recorded on a video surveillance camera outside a restaurant where the incident took place. Rios maintains that he did nothing wrong and was responding to...Full Story
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