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04/21/2005 Archived Entry: "Beaten to a pulp by police?"

The terrible photograph that opens this news story is another indication that the U.S. has become a police state. The opening text reads, "A white plastic mask obscuring his severely bruised face, Esteban Carpio, the man accused of fatally shooting a Providence detective inside police headquarters early Sunday, was arraigned yesterday on murder charges and ordered held without bail." The police claim the injuries are a result of his jumping out a window. What are the odds?