The police always have the choice to handcuff either in front or in back, and they twisted this 80 year old man’s arms in back as if he were a street hood.
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I wondered about that...
At 80, he may have arthiritis in his shoulders...
Pulling his arms back like that would have been painful..
Why did they even cuff him ???
He wasnt resisting...
Did he have them surrounded ???
Fr. Norm has had both arms broken by the police at abortion clinic protests in the past. Reportedly, he cannot under even normal circumstances even raise his arms high enough to touch his head.
Having his arms pulled all the way back and restrained had to be excruciatingly painful.
Law enforcement officers were told this as they were arresting him. They ignored such pleas.
The police officers obviously didn’t have any experience in arresting a gentle elderly person, so instead of going on common sense they went by the book.. I’d resign if I were them.