I don't know anyting about various kinds of compliance techniques, come-along hold and legal vs illegal maneuvers, so I'll have to pass on that.
I was thrown face-down to the ground and put in flex cuffs once (peaceful pro-life protest) and the cop gave the cuffs an extra furious sharp tug to tighten them AFTER I said they were too tight. I developed a blackish-purplish injury on my wrist and couldn't feel anything in my thumb for over a month afterwards. Not that that "means" anthing in this case, except I know what it feels like to be subjected to too much force when I wasn't resisting --- and nobody giving a flip.
I did not see the video, but it seems it would have served public justice to indict so all the facts would be in the open, and the police officer would have a chance to --- if innocent --- clear his name. And if he is guilty of some sort of criminal ngligence, he should face the consequences.
I’m sorry you got ruffed up a good cause but that’s crazy
I was also at a peaceful pro-life event (in DC) where people were seriously maltreated by the cops simply for being there..probably at the express orders of Bill Clinton and the Democrat leaders. So I don’t automatically support the police - but they only do what they are told to do.
Eric Garner was just a multiple petty offender (although I believe he had a drug sales conviction in his background) who flipped out when he was being cited. The reason he was being cited was that the other BLACK residents of the neighborhood had asked NYPD to crack down on all the petty illegal activity on their street, because it was attracting thugs, dumb pre-thug minors, hookers, and the usual crowd and making it unsafe for reaidents.
Good for you!
My respect has just racheted up a notch!