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Michael Bennett describes civil-right abuses by Las Vegas police officers, considers lawsuit

Michael Bennett has retained a civil-right attorney and is considering filing a lawsuit against police officers in Las Vegas for forcing him to the ground and pointing a gun near his head during an incident there he says he had nothing to do with.

That is according to an open letter that begins “Dear World” posted on the Seahawks Pro Bowl defensive end’s social-media account Wednesday morning.

Equality. pic.twitter.com/NQ4pJt94AZ

— Michael Bennett (@mosesbread72) September 6, 2017

Bennett writes he was in Las Vegas for the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor championship fight on Aug.