81.   Russia has come under intense international criticism over the high number of civilian casualties and for using excessive force in the four-month-old military campaign.

82.   Rodriguez, who has been fired from his post, denied that excessive force was used to subdue Jones after he hit another guard with his elbow.

83.   Several observers and protesters accused police, who attempted to block the march through historic downtown, of using excessive force in the melee.

84.   Several of the teen-agers also were injured, and some accused officers of using excessive force and racial slurs.

85.   Siegel estimates that half the cops guilty of excessive force could be rehabilitated by intensive retraining, and the others could be tracked down, tried and thrown out.

86.   Similarly, Egypt was criticized for excessive force, including torture and extrajudicial killings, in its campaign against Islamic militants.

87.   Some studies have shown that better-educated officers are less likely to have excessive force complaints, Ackerson said.

88.   Some witnesses said police used excessive force.

89.   Some people who saw the incident believe that this was excessive force.

90.   Still, some law enforcement sources said they thought Crowley had used excessive force, saying he was lucky he did not hit any innocent passersby.