article_snippet.sent: It's not uncommon for federal investigators to look into allegations of excessive police force.
article_snippet.sent: There's a high threshold for bringing federal civil rights charges against police officers in such cases.
article_snippet.sent: Federal investigators must show an officer willfully deprived a person of his or her civil rights by using more force than the law allows, a standard that's challenging in rapidly unfolding confrontations in which snap judgments are made.
article_snippet.sent: Running while black is not probable cause.
article_snippet.sent: Felony running doesn't exist, and you can't arrest someone for looking you in the eye.'