"Law enforcement officers who violate their oath to protect and use excessive force must be brought to justice," US Attorney Joyce White Vance said Saturday, according to AL.com.
So what if the guards did use excessive force?
Judge Dan Mabley's ruling said the police did not use excessive force when arresting Eller.
"These troops usually use excessive force when they conduct operations," he said.
"It allows individual officers, who find out they can act with impunity, to use excessive force".
Several Department of Justice investigations have found that police officers systematically use excessive force against those with mental health issues.
Did the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco and Firearmsuse excessive force and fire indiscriminately during the initial raid?
"The jury made it clear that Mr. LoPresti did not actually use excessive force," said his lawyer, Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma.
And the department is threatened with federal oversight because of a finding that it does not adequately discipline officers who use excessive force.
Mr. Erekat also accused the prime minister of ordering his troops to use excessive force today in reaction to a firefight on Thursday outside Nablus.
The Egyptian army insisted it did not use excessive force against pro-Morsi supporters amid calls for an independent investigation into the alleged massacre.
