[quote=Mishpacha House]The cops were telling him (repeatedly) to roll onto his stomach…he refused.
The guy was obviously being obstinate.[/quote]
Bootlickers always find a way to justify these things.
The cops broke bones in his arm so badly he needed surgery, among other things. Is there some reason why they couldn’t stand back and let everyone cool down for a minute? The guy was on the ground after being zapped, he was unarmed, and there was overwhelming force present.
The suspect has a history of mental illness, as is so often the case, but our police are trained to respond to every situation in paramilitary terms so the outcome is predictable. Does anyone think beating a sick person with a stick will make them less ill? How about semi-controlled electrocution? What about the corrosive effect this kind of legally sanctioned torture has on society? Does it promote respect of the law and those who enforce it?
Psychiatric nurses routinely execute safe takedowns of violent mentally ill patients, why can’t the cops?
