Blog: Excessive Force

What Evidence Do You Need After a Brooklyn Excessive Force Incident?

Sep 24, 2025

When police cross the line and use more force than necessary, victims are often left shaken, injured, and unsure where to turn. At Roger Victor Archibald, PLLC, one of the first questions we hear is: “What proof do I need to show what really happened?” In civil rights cases, courts judge whether force was objectively reasonable under the circumstances, meaning what a reasonable officer could do in that moment. Because of this, your evidence must...