This story only reinforces my feeling that they cops did not give this guy a chance to leave when they gave him the “choice”. I think that they intended to arrest him, did not intend to really give him a choice and were just CYA when they offered the “choice”.
Well then, how about a $5 million lawsuit for deprivation of rights under color of authority, with an added wrongful arrest thrown in for good measure. Housekeeping, and all that.
Good enough place to bump this thread. I get the same intuition, that the planning behind this arrest was what really blew chunks. So I’ll be adding a keyword of Adrenaline Cowboys.