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I just read that Joaquin Des Prez's father, a policeman, was once jailed for excessive force in 1400s Belgium. So, what exactly constituted excessive force back then? Was it common? And if I was a victim of it, how would I even go about pressing charges?

by /u/JPaulFellows in /r/AskHistorians

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