Particularly confusing in the excessive force context. What Guarantees the Rights of the Citizens?Customer: I want to file a law suit against the Tarrant County Sheriff's Dept for what I believe to be a 4th amendment violation. C. The Convergence of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. In excessive force cases, the police officers likely violated the victim's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizure. In excessive force cases, the police officers likely violated the victim's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizure. (As to Defendants Fox and Bystander Officers). 51. Excessive force claims can be maintained under either the Fourth, Fifth,. Eighth, or the Fourteenth Amendments, but each. Under the Fourth Amendment, a police officer may only use such force as is objectively reasonable under all of the circumstances.