My son and I saw the man being beaten by the cops on tv. Did he resist arrest before they got him on the ground? Riot was the first thing that popped up in my head :-(
I remember seeing the Rodney King beating. Even my former husband was screaming at the tv for the dumb mother****** to hit the ground. When the riots started, I became very worried about my parents living down here(at the time we lived in Victorville), because they didn't watch tv and didn't know there was civil unrest close by.
The suspect may not have resisted arrested before the police got him on the ground, but he may have resisted arrest after they got him on the ground. Just because a suspect is laying on the ground doesn't mean that he's cooperating fully with the police by allowing them to handcuff him. If a suspect doesn't cooperate by either struggling with the police or by having one or both of his hands under his body, the police can use whatever force is necessary to get the suspect to comply and to get him handcuffed. One method that police are allowed to use is to hit a suspect on his shoulder or arm with their flashlight or baton until the suspect complies with the police's instructions.
Hi, TheSpottedOwl! I remember it too. Things are different now, but who knows, it certainly looks like everything is being set up!
The Korean markets and stores didn*t get burned because the Koreans armed themselves, and protected their properties. They sent a very clear message to the
rioters: "burn my place and you die." That is the message that Bratton should be sending.