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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
Not sure I can answer that. And I agree, force can only be seen as reasonable if it first endures some sort of test of a lawful arrest.
None of us can say what got him arrested. Maybe he refused to leave (that makes him arrestable).
His interview with the Herald is pretty telling IMO. I am willing to bet he did more then just yell and swear (which technically is also arrestable ie. breach of the peace, cause disturbance).
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Yeah, but the thing is nobody is even claiming he did anything other than what we've heard already. The real police let him go, the mall fired one of the guards.
If he actually did something like punched a mall cop or was waving around his reefer scissors, then tough break pal, you got a little roughed up and you probably deserved it for taking a swing or acting crazy.
If all he did was mouth off as he was leaving the mall (which is the story that nobody seems to be disputing), then mall cops don't have the right to whip his ass, "active resistance" or not. They shouldn't even be touching the guy to give him a chance to resist.