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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
So this video of the Chief getting arrested that’s going around highlights another thing I don’t understand. Punching someone in the face while arresting them. It happens in so many videos. Is the idea to knock them out cold? Because, it’s pretty hard to keep your hands down when you’re getting repeatedly socked in the face. They encourage more resistance and take their day out on these poor people. I can’t see a scenario where those two large 30 year old officers couldn’t easily apprehend that 50 year old chief without throwing blows.
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It's mostly so while they are hitting you in the head they can yell "stop resisting" and do it enough that the person just finally relents and says "okay" and viola, they just admitted to the crime of resisting arrest.
It's the same reason they'll have multiple cops yelling different actions to take, so they can say they weren't complying. Little tricks of the trade to beat up people.