“Active resistance as seen on the camera puts the officers at risk.”
And they are paid to accept that risk. Police are some of the only people who can take away your freedom with their words alone. This makes it paramount that they be men of the highest moral character. There are currently more police positions in America than there are moral men.
If you have watched the video, the whole thing, then you surely will see what was done was not right.
If you or I, caught an intruder in our home, we could shoot him on sight. But if somehow we disarmed him, drug him out in the street, and kneeled on his neck until he died, we would be brought up on charges.
You: And they are paid to accept that risk.
Me: Those are both true statements. I was being careful to limit my comment to the initial actions on camera.