[MIchaelTArchangel]

The force was not, in my humble opinion, excessive. She refused to stop. She refused to identify herself. She broke away and tried to flee. She needed to be subdued to protect the officers trying to ticket her, to protect her, and to instill some respect for the law into her. If she had been hit by a motorist, she would likely have called her attorney from the ambulance. I doubt the fact that she was crossing against the light (what we used to admonish young children not to do as "darting out into traffic") would likely not have protected the motorist from financial ruin. I will admit I have narrowly missed running over joggers like that young twit girl who have flipped me the bird while darting out into traffic. One of these days one of those fool joggers (who weren't doing anything wrong) are going to be turned into hood ornaments. Frankly, I will shed more tears for the motorist than I will for the jogger when I shed my first tear for the motorist.

[Girlene]

The police officer grabbed her hand from behind. She pushed his hand away. That is not refusing to stop. If a person had grabbed my hand from behind, my first instinct would be to immediately turn around and kick him/her in their privates. You don’t do that to a person without expecting a physical reaction.

It’s called self-defense.