[Faith Presses On]

“The situation really wasn’t under control, though. The man wasn’t apprehended.”

He was face-down on the ground with six guns pointed at him ...

Again, that isn't the end of the situation. There is the pesky part of actually getting him into physical custody.

He had six guns pointed at him, but that isn't apprehension.

He wasn't physically restrained, and the threat of the six guns on him would be the only thing restraining him at that point. He'd have to be irrational to go up against six guns.

And who says he was rational?

He had already shown he wasn't by going on that chase.

How do you know he wasn't willing to die before he would be arrested again, or just wanted to die then, period. Quite a few people are like that, and he might have not minded, or even wanted, to take some policemen with him if he could.

[TexasGator]

“He had already shown he wasn’t by going on that chase.”

Again, you don’t get to beat up a guy who is NOT resisting arrest. At that point he was NOT resisting and was in fact rationally complying with the police commands.

[TexasGator]

“How do you know he wasn’t willing to die before he would be arrested again, or just wanted to die then, period. “

You are right. They should have just shot him 33 times and save the taxpayers a lot of money ...