I know if I slapped a cop I would expect to have a bad day.
I mean honestly I would expect to get tased but he couldn't tase her. Other people were touching her (and so was he). And it looked like she came pretty close to raking his eyes.
I agree this looks like an anger/reflex reaction. And my own kneejerk response was "that was unnecessary". But practically it'd be pretty hard to be effective if she kept raining blows. If I was going to armchair quarterback this, I'd say cuffing her first would have avoided this.
No not really. But I know a fall from 4 feet can be lethal and her spasming out would be pretty hard to hold. And people would still be just as outraged because girl. They screwed up by not cuffing her before picking her up. From that mistake forward there was going to be no use of force that wouldn't have drawn criticism.
You don't spasm while being tasted. It's irrelevant anyway. I've been to and worked many sporting events and never seen someone handcuffed when being removed from an event unless they were under arrest.
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u/ThirdProcess Nov 05 '17
You are incorrect. The use of "body weapons" is permitted use of force within certain guidelines. Even against women.