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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
The kick looks unneccesary, but one video from a helicopter certainly doesn't tell the whole story. Was the suspect saying something leading up to that? Why was the guy running in the first place? How long was the chase? stuff like that.
It's pointless to pass judgement until the whole story is known here. The cop could have a legitimate reason. The cop may still have thought the suspect was dangerous, for example.
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It doesn't really matter what he said or why he was running or how long the chase was. The cops job is simply to apprehend him, not dole out punishment. That's the courts job.
I agree that if he posed a threat then more force is warranted during the apprehension, but I find it really hard to imagine that the guy would be much of a threat lying on his stomach with his hands above his head. If there's something that says otherwise, I'd like to hear it.