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He puts on the power to use force against others, the power to arrest fellow citizens, and the power to put people behind bars.  And he puts on a shield, because while he can use force against others, others cannot use force against him.\n\nWith that power comes responsibility.  It is the responsibility to protect and serve, the responsibility to use force only when necessary, and the responsibility to keep others safe, not bring them to harm.\n\nMost officers take that responsibility seriously.  These officers did not.\n\nOur firm is proud to represent Tyler Griffin in his claims against Defendant Donald Vickers, Defendant Matthew Abad, and the Atlanta Police Department.  We are honored that Tyler has asked us to play a role in bringing about change that is long overdue.\n\nFor more about this case, see https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/tyler-griffin-excessive-force-atlanta-police\/.\n\nAs Pastor Martin Niem\u00f6ller wrote in 1946, after the fall of the Third Reich:\n\nFirst they came for the Communists\nAnd I did not speak out\nBecause I was not a Communist\n\nThen they came for the Socialists\nAnd I did not speak out\nBecause I was not a Socialist\n\nThen they came for the trade unionists\nAnd I did not speak out\nBecause I was not a trade unionist\n\nThen they came for the Jews\nAnd I did not speak out\nBecause I was not a Jew\n\nThen they came for me\nAnd there was no one left\nTo speak out for me.\n\n\nWe hope people of all colors and creeds watch this video and join in standing against this kind of misconduct.  We are all in this together.\n\nFor more about who we are and what we do, visit https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/","thumbnailUrl":["https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tdUZifj3xh0\/default.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tdUZifj3xh0\/mqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tdUZifj3xh0\/hqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tdUZifj3xh0\/sddefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tdUZifj3xh0\/maxresdefault.jpg"],"uploadDate":"2020-06-12T17:51:51+00:00","duration":"PT3M8S","embedUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tdUZifj3xh0","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCeMYGr94Sf4LpYwIcO3P2Qw#Organization","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCeMYGr94Sf4LpYwIcO3P2Qw","name":"Butler Kahn","description":"We help people and families.\n\nOur firm specializes in personal injury and wrongful death cases.  We are based in Atlanta, Georgia.  We handle cases across Georgia and, for certain types of cases, all across the country.\n\nTOP-QUALITY LEGAL WORK.  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