Two Ramona men sued San Diego county, the sheriff's department and five deputies for using excessive force, assault and civil rights violations after having being battered by deputies last July at Molly Malone's bar. The men filed suit after watching deputies at the bar several times a week, acting inappropriately with women, sometimes handcuffing them and placing them in the back of the squad car. One of the Ramona men confronted the San Diego Sheriff's deputies, asking whether they were "on the clock." The deputies tried to arrest the men, hitting them with flashlights, tasering them and placing one man in a choke hold. The men were charged with disturbing the peace and resisting arrest.
The two Ramona men contend their civil rights were violated and believe a witness was prevented from testifying as a result of being harassed by the San Diego Sheriff's department. The county has not investigated the incident and has not commented on the disturbing footage played on local news stations.
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