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Not sure if you are referring to me or not but I think I have been idealogicaly consistent in that one of the main issues is the polices choice to escalate. My issue is what happens in this event is the exact same series of events that leads to dead people for non-violent interactions.

Many of the excessive force videos start with encounters like this one, an officer then becomes fearful of their life, then escalates. The difference between drawing the taser and using it in this instance is very small.

The statement of “If you resist force will be applied” is a huge part of the problem currently with Police. Mentally ill people get shot on wellness visits as a result of that logic.

What if police simply contained the situation until verbal compliance was achieved and only use force to prevent escape. It might take several hours but eventually the kid would allow himself to be cuffed or he would try to escape at which point you could escalate the level of force.