This is an article that I read in todays paper. I was not there, so all I have to go off of is what the article says. As always, take it with a grain of salt, as we all know that things may not always be what they seem.
Apparently 2 detectives were attempting an arrest of a suspect on drug charges. The article states he was resisting. This bystander who most likely only saw half of the incident, is accusing them of excessive force. Now of course, if the suspect was resisting and the officers had to bring him down, its going to look like they're beating him.
I'm sure many of the LEOs that we have here will be able to relate to incidents like this.
My question is: Does things like this reflect a negative image on police officers? IMO, yes, it does. The paper tends to jump on stories like this, from people who most likely have half a story.
Apparently 2 detectives were attempting an arrest of a suspect on drug charges. The article states he was resisting. This bystander who most likely only saw half of the incident, is accusing them of excessive force. Now of course, if the suspect was resisting and the officers had to bring him down, its going to look like they're beating him.
I'm sure many of the LEOs that we have here will be able to relate to incidents like this.
My question is: Does things like this reflect a negative image on police officers? IMO, yes, it does. The paper tends to jump on stories like this, from people who most likely have half a story.
Maria Arcari was on her cellphone with a Hartford police dispatcher March 9, reporting the beating of a young man by several older men in street clothes, when she was arrested by those same "assailants" and charged with interfering with a police officer and breach of peace.
Her tale and the 911 tape don't entirely matchthe account the two detectives put in the incident report underlying her arrest. The detectives' assertions that they were trying to explain to her that they had to subdue the combative man they were arresting on drug charges are inaudible on the tape, or strain credibility.