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Originally Posted by puckluck2
It doesn't matter what he did.
Why can't you grasp that. Punching a guy while he's being subdued by 5 other guys is wrong and even one of the saner rent-a-cops realized that and had to hold him back.
There was absolutely no reason to punch him while he was on the floor. A punch isn't going to make his hands magically handcuffed.
Keep fighting the good fight though UCB. And I don't care if I come across as a know-it-all, I'd rather come across as that then a person who defends people breaking the law. You say you've got history dealing with Chinook security but with your fib-telling history on CP I highly doubt that.
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Trust me, you don't come across as a know-it-all.
Did you even comprehend that use of force continuum?
He admitted to being an active resistor. He continued to "actively" resist and not cooperate. Should they have just asked hom nicely and bought him some flowers.
How about this, you and 4 or 5 friends can try an arrest me while im actively resisting. Are you going to roll around with me on the pavement and just try and free my arm from underneath me with your hand? Good luck. Are they authorized to use strikes for such resistance? Yup.
Are you authorized as a private citizen? Yup.
The kicker is the word "reasonable" and is based on the totality of circumstances including everything from subject behaviour, to subject background to environmental conditions to ones own personal abilities and EVERYTHING in between.
It makes no difference if YOU think the authority for arrest exists or doesn't. If you are arrested by a cop or someone in a lawful position to make arrests, I would suggest being cooperative and reasonable before spouting off and throwing your coffee.
This guy is NOT a victim. It seems everyone is simply condemning the actions of the security guards simply due to their own personal biases about "$10 doolar rent-a-cops".