Suspects who resist arrest are usually under the influence of something. Fentanyl, bath salts, alcohol, etc.
Rodney King (1991) was arrested for drunk driving and tried to evade arrest. One of the officers thought he was lunging at him.
Wasn’t any dispute about Rodney “lunging”. He threw off the four officers who were trying to cuff him, got up off the ground, and ran directly toward Lawrence Powell and Melanie Singer. Had Koon not told her to stand down, there’s a sizable chance she’d have shot Rodney.
Rodney King (1991) was arrested for drunk driving and tried to evade arrest. One of the officers thought he was lunging at him.”””
Rodney King was trying to evade 7 different police groups in a YUGO, going 105 +++ on the 210 Freeway. I am still amazed that the YUGO didn’t seize up a wheel bearing & crash.
He had a complete cocktail of drugs in his system, including massive amounts of PCP. Liquor, also.
4 officers—one each on his arms & legs, were trying to hold him down to cuff him & subdue him. Those officers were at least 180# each.
King threw all 4 of them OFF & tried to escape.
I call the George Floyd incident Rodney King 2.0......