Obviously the partner didn’t seem to think this situation required the level of force the officer was using because she(?) didn’t help out her partner against a pretty big guy. I don’t know about this local force, but federal policy doesn’t allow use of a baton against a passively resistant subject. It is supposed to be used as a defensive weapon against a combative subject that isn’t using a weapon. This officer was using his baton as a compliance tool.
I often think the cops are abusing their authority in these situation, but I don’t see it in this case.
1. Cop takes the guy to his hood.
2. The guy gets away from him.
3. So the cop takes him down and hits him.
I thought the cop was quite restrained given the guy got away from him when he had him on the hood of the car.
Now like everyone else, I don’t exactly see why the cop decided to search or maybe arrest him. But sorry even if the cop is wrong to search/arrest you, you don’t get to resist which the guy clearly did.