Let’s turn it around, shall we? Does a cop ever have to use discretion when making an arrest? Let”s say that a pregnant woman “resists” by simply saying, “But officer...” Does he have the authority to slam her down? When he does this might she not react like a normal human being and begin to struggle to protect herself and her child? If she does? ? Out comes the nightstick.
You admitted he did not choke Saint Chokehold, so you must think he committed some other crime.
What was it?