This is the real answer. The cop was not under any duress or wasn't defending himself from an attacker nor fearing for his life in any way. There were like 4 cops carrying this girl. He was well protected and completely outnumbered her. She drunkingly open hand smacks him and he retaliates with a close fist right to the face... Uhhh. Yeah that's fucked up. He isn't drunk so he has no excuse as to his disproportional retaliation. I would say the same thing if the drunk person was a dude. A drunk dude wildly swinging should be detained, not propped up on shoulders so his hands are free to keep swinging. These cops are idiots for how they didn't detain the girl and when she goes for a swing, they retaliate like animals.
You just said he wasnt defending himself from an attacker but she hit him. It would be too hard to tell the other officers to drop her in the middle of the stairs so they could get control of her arms. By hitting her she is no longer a threat. Its like using a taser but its attached to your arm.
She hit him? She was so drunk she could barely touch him. Get real dude, there is no 'defending yourself' from someone tapping you with all the force of a light breeze. This is indefensible, stop trying to make excuses or stretching for shit like 'well she could have blinded him if she touched him in exactly the right spot!'
Why take the risk? The lady is at fault for getting that drunk in public. She is a danger to herself and thouse around her and if she needs to be subdued in order to remove her from the area then so be it. The cop shouldnt have to put up with being poked in the eye or slapped. The police arent baby sitters and if you get that drunk in public you should be expect to be removed against your will. If you fight back then you need to be subdued as necessary.
There was no room to handcuff her. Also its better to remove the person from the crowd then arrest them. She fought the arrest and because the option to handcuff wasn't available a quick blow can stun them until a time that you can handcuff them. This isnt kindergarten and you dont know what a drunk person might do.
If they had enough room to carry her out like a prom queen, they had enough room to handcuff her. And handcuffing her doesnt mean arresting her. Any of these options are better than a completely disproportionate response like the guy did.
They had to raise her up because there was no room. have you ever been in a stadium before? Its hard enough to get down those stairs with 2 people let alone 4 cops and a flailing drunk girl
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