[joseph20]

"The officer asked him to stay by the car. He refused to do so."

That did not happen. It's nowhere in the video. Perhaps you should go watch it again to refresh your memory? I've watched it at least 10 times within the last several hours.

The officer simply says "hop out of the vehicle". Then the officer turns his back on the driver and walks back to his squad car. The driver follows the officer and continues talking about the 40mph speed sign.

The officer then faces back toward the driver, and says "turn around put your hands behind your back" while reaching for his weapon.

The officer was reaching for his weapon from the get go! He didn't even make an attempt to arrest the guy without violence.

[UCANSEE2]

Have you been watching the 10 minute long version????

If so, you have no ground to stand on.

[UCANSEE2]

P.S. It’s late, we’re all tired. I hope you don’t see this as personal. I am only picking on you because no one else is responding to the posts, and I have read so many dismal, whiny, bad/bad/bad cop posts.

I just feel that there is a lot being ignored here, that is in favor of what the officer did. I didn’t see him huffing and puffing, and jumping all over the young man, and the young man wasn’t screaming, nor were there any signs of ‘violence’ visible.

It may be possible that the officer fired the darts, but never actually had to ‘energize’ them. I have never seen anyone (not under the influence of drugs) ‘recover’ so quickly.

I have a feeling that this is something that is getting blown way out of proportion, so that some lawyer can make some money, or (maybe this kid’s family has pull) someone can get out of a ticket in court.
It’s not from someone’s camcorder, it’s from a POLICE CAMERA.
Now why would they release it? Before the case?

THINK, my FRIEND, THINK.

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I apologize if I came on too strong, in earlier posts.