[Maritime Q-Scout]

Here's the thing, even if the officer received a report that the accused was drunk and violent. That alone is not enough to go to force.

The officer needs to (or should need to) see for himself that the accused is that way. When the officer arrived on the scene he did not appear to be violent, nor show any violent tendencies during the brief interaction.

Otherwise, I could call the cops on the neighbours kids, say they were violent and the police would have carte blanche to throw down. That's not right.

Deescalate the situation, and get the facts. That's his job. Only if he is unable to deescalate the accused should he move to force.