[FireFly]

Tonight on my way to the movies, I saw a cop trying to take a man down who was resisting arrest. You could tell that this incident weighed heavily on his mind, for he really struggled to avoid using force, and in the end, had to call back up to ensure he didn't need to. Chances are, was this not right downtown with a whole bunch of onlookers watching from the C-Train platform, the cop would have given the guy a punch to the head and had him down and cuffed in moments. But because everyone is now keeping an eye on them, the cop knew he had to be careful. It shouldn't take 3 or 4 police officers to take down one drunk and disorderly... (not that I know that's what he was being arrested for, but the guy was obviously drunk.) Now, to ensure no 'undue' force is used, we're likely to have more situations like this one, where cops are forced to call in back-up just to surround a guy and ensure he cooperates. Sad that cops can't do their jobs. Guy totally deserved a punch to the head.