PHILADELPHIA - Fifteen police officers were taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked, punched and beaten after they were pulled out of a car during a traffic stop.
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PHILADELPHIA - Fifteen police officers were taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked, punched and beaten after they were pulled out of a car during a traffic stop.
Those folks who scoff at five to one thinking that "one good punch" is enough aren't cops are they? Thank you for pointing out the obvious reason for the 5 to 1 ratio to a suspect, particularly a violent suspect in a homicide.Kicking does not look good! In these days of video cameras everywhere, every passerby seems to have on on his mobile phone, the police need to be seen to be squeaky clean and unfortunately this video doesn't show that happening.
Over here we have, especially on martial arts forums, people scoffing at the fact it takes 5 police officers to take down and arrest one person. they are saying rightly I suppose that one good punch or techniques by one officer could 'pacify' and take the criminal down but the point of using five is to demonstrate to the public that reasonable force is being used now. One officer will control the legs, another one each an arm, another the head and another the body, this use of manpower means that hopefully we don't have scenes like this that have to be explained but the downside is that it takes a lot of manpower.
That's why at that range a shot behind the ear turns them off like a light.Yep, tough to say.
A flip angle:
I knew an officer that lost a female partner when they tried to subdue a suspect. They found out later that the suspect was on PCP. The suspect took the female officer to the ground during an attempted handcuffing and preceded to repeatedly punch her - like a "ground and pound." The male officer tried to pull the suspect off of her and couldn't do it. So, he pulled his firearm and emptied his clip into the suspect at point-blank range and the suspect didn't slow down of his beating of the lady officer. (I think he carried a Baretta 92FS) The male officer tried to pull the suspect off of her again and couldn't do it. So, he loaded a fresh clip and started shooting the suspect more. On about the 4th shot, the suspect stopped beating the female officer and said, "I felt that one." The female officer ended up dying from the beating and the suspect died later due to the gunshot wounds.
So, just some added input for this discussion. What looks like a bad procedure by the cops in this video, it is difficult to say what was actually going on here.
R. McLain
That's why at that range a shot behind the ear turns them off like a light.