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Originally Posted by Resurrection
Considering that they left him go afterwards with a ticket, we already know he didn't do anything too crazy. Otherwise he would be in the klink and charged with something else. So clearly he didn't threaten the cops or say something insane.
So we know he didn't assault the police, didn't threaten him, and wasn't considered enough of a threat that even after they beat him on the sidewalk... they let him go.
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Yeah, apparently this guy was so violent that they just let him go after.
A guy I went to high school with successful sued the Winnipeg police several years ago for something similar. He was speeding and listening to loud music and didn't notice the police behind at first. When he finally pulled over, they beat him up saying he was uncooperative.
As for him making contact back as they were beating him, it's a completely natural reaction to make contact back if you think someone is killing you (it looked very light and I doubt he even knew where his hands were in relation to all 3 officers at the time). I wonder how many people here could lay flat without kicking a little while someone is kneeling on your neck, pulling your hair and punching you with a closed fist. Police or not, it's an instinctual thing and they should be trained to know that.