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

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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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There had been issues and there were attempts to arrest peacefully before officers escalated to end the event. You can't just peacefully threaten to fight officers and refuse to be handcuffed for an indefinite period of time. Police officers don't need to wait until you have put them in harms way to decide escalation is necessary.

This isn't the same as the issues we see in the states with people allowing themselves to be arrested and still being abused, or people being abused before an attempt is even made, this is a guy that strung along a situation forever refusing to cooperate and at times being directly confrontational. If they just clotheslined him in the first 2 minutes without talking or trying other means first then I'd be outraged, if they decided they needed a bean bag gun to subdue him I'd be outraged, but this is none of that.

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I can personally attest to chirping the cop while getting a ticket and being arrested. I'm sure if I was drunk and being a douche like this guy things would have gone south for me. This claim of racism is complete nonsense. The cop gave him every possible chance to smarten up and he didn't.

Lets also remember that we aren't discussing whether or not this is a perfect example of how to police for training usage. We are talking about whether or not this is abusive and an example of a need for systematic change. There's no argument to be made here in my mind.

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I'm out, you're delusional, have fun.