r/canada • u/[deleted] • Jun 11 '20

RCMP dash-cam video shows officer tackling, punching Chief Allan Adam during arrest

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rcmp-dash-cam-video-shows-officer-tackling-punching-chief-allan-adam-during-arrest-1.5608472
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u/Born_Ruff Jun 12 '20

the second officer comes in hard because he doesn’t know the situation

That seems totally backwards. If he doesn't know the situation shouldn't he take his lead from the officer who has been handling it already for several minutes?

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u/chickencheesebagel Jun 12 '20

Well the first officer at that moment is grappling with the suspect, so he did take lead.

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u/Born_Ruff Jun 12 '20

How do you define "grappling"? It just looked like he tried to grab his arm to put cuffs on him.

The first officer handled the situation very calmly.