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Originally Posted by Moses
What was the threat?
Just because public nudity is illegal doesn't mean that failure to comply with the officers demands should be met with physical violence. Why not show a little restraint?
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I thought they showed quite a bit of restraint. How long do the cops have to go back and forth "negotiating" with the guy to put his clothes back on?
They were pretty nice to him for quite a while, handing him his clothes, only to have him laugh and toss them away again.
When it gets to the point where they finally decide to take him in, and he refuses to put his hands behind his back to be cuffed, what should they do? Keep asking him nicely?
IMO once a cop says "You are under arrest, put your hands behind your back" you really have to comply. If you don't, you are resisting arrest and they are going to use force to effectuate the arrest. At that point, the underlying crime isn't hugely significant.
Seems to me they only used increasing force as he increased his resistance. There would have been no force if he would have just put his hands behind his back when they asked. There would have been only one tasering if the would have just complied after that. So they increased. As soon as he complied, they stopped.
I do agree, however, that some sympathy should be extended due to his unfortunate lack of endowment. Can't say I've seen a lot of penises in my life, but damn.