I'm not commenting on
why he was arrested, nor will I comment on the character of the individual being arrested.
But he WAS being arrested. If you resist arrest, the police are in the right to use necessary force to affect the arrest. The officer was punching the arm that the arrestee was resisting, in order to cause enough pain in that part of the body to cause arrest. Yes he had scratch marks on his face... he was rithing... resisting arrest.
If I am ever in the situation where I am to be arrested, I would gladly go quietly, and deal with this civilly down the station. If there is no case, the police can "dearrest" you. The sad fact of the matter is that if you show force of any description to the police, they can only take this in a threatening manner. Act politely, say you're sorry, back down from your drunken high horse, and the police are likely to not give two flying fucks about you!
We all jumped on the Daily Fail for causing such uproar over the Brand/Ross incident, but we're falling for the same thing with this... come on people, see some sense!
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DavyBoyInGravyJoy Grey Goose Vodka on Ice, nothing finer, Mon 1 Dec 2008, 13:20,
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