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He's suing the police for false arrest.
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The answer—spoiler alert—is that the protagonist’s ideology convinces him that his own false arrest must be a correct, scientific application of the Marxist dialectic.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The lawsuit accuses federal agents of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, false arrest, and gross negligence.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Yet, Hendry voiced no sympathy for Brown’s false arrest, humiliation and psychological trauma.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Against the airport and its officers, the couple accuses them of excessive force, false arrest and unlawful seizure and assault.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The lawsuit accuses federal agents of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, false arrest, and gross negligence.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Yet, Hendry voiced no sympathy for Brown’s false arrest, humiliation and psychological trauma.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Against the airport and its officers, the couple accuses them of excessive force, false arrest and unlawful seizure and assault.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
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“False arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20arrest. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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