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Originally Posted by jar_e
I find it interesting the cop had his gun out during the pursuit. That would make me believe that there was some sort of weapon involved with the call and that it was possible the kid may still have it. In that case, it doesn't justify a kick to a head, but it would justify being physical with this guy and restraining him after he had lied down.
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Exactly what I was getting at too, a kick to the head may not have been necessary, but if the cops believe the guy has a gun on him, or even close to him, that could be grabbed after the police get on top of him, or something to that effect, some kind of additional force would have been required.
The question is whether the kick to the head is way over the line of what was necessary, or possibly JUST over the line. In the heat of an emotional car chases with other people put in danger, you can't exactly blame a cop for going a little bit over the line - and especially with someone who had resisted arrest, and probobly did something even worse beforehand.
Frankly, if you are going to make the cops chase you like that, you open yourself to recieving treatment that's over the top when the cops do get you, because well, the cops don't know exactly how much force is going to be required, and they are forced to use force at the high end of the scale.
Also, perhaps they had reason to believe the guy was high, or in some other condition that could make subduing him an extra tricky scenario.