Another violent jaywalker off the street...

[GMDino]

(09-17-2015, 05:22 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Because there was a physical confrontation.  When the officer grabbed the guy's arm he physically resisted.  If you lay your hands on a police officer you are subject to be taken down.  Once you are taken down if you continue to resist you will get hit with a baton.

What about when an officer lays his hands on YOU?

Just because the officer tells you to do something doesn't mean he can physically grab you if you don't respond fast enough for him does it?
I'm about as law abiding as one can be and I'm telling if an officer grabbed my arm and I didn't think I did anything I'd for damn sure pull away.  So I should be restrained and hit twice in the face?

The guy could have ran after getting hit in the face, twice.  Instead he sat there.  Clearly he was trying to resist.

And whether he resisted or not I think the officer took it too far.