It is interesting to me that I have not seen anyone suggest a viable solution to this problem. So permit to propose mine.
We need an acceptable police procedure for arresting a perpetrator who is resisting arrest while high on drugs. Clearly, four officers were not able to get Floyd into the back seat of a patrol car. So they needed the equivalent of a paddy wagon that they could easily load him into. I understand that’s what happened in the Freddie Gray case, and the police were ultimately exonerated. It goes without saying that this procedure should be applied equally, regardless of race or size of the perp.
This officer Chauvin (sp?) came late to the arrest, and tried to exert his authority, and crossed over the line. He should pay a price.
Would like to see some discussion on this.
I just saw something on the Varney show this morning that might at least help. It was a high-tech bolo. It shot out of a device, it was wires that wrapped around the legs of the person very quickly, rendering them immobile. I don't know how much that might have helped with such a large man as Floyd; but, with the protestors, I'm thinking, it would be a good device to have handy.