I think that the kicking, clubbing, and possibly subsequent tazing is what’s going to get the deputies in trouble.
We'll see, the DA has already turned this over to TBI. There is a lot of stuff on the complete video that we just can't see or see clearly. Witnesses would have had a better sense of what went down, assuming at least one was sober enough to have a clear memory.
From what I could see on the complete video, I don't see the force used up to and through the first Tazing to be excessive, given the perp refused to show his hands and then resisted and it appears one cop took some kind of blow to his head. I think the use of kicks and clubs after the first tazing is the real problem here. I can see why the cops tazed him the first time - two were probably exhausted and one possibly injured and they were not in any shape to force physical compliance at that point. 14 minutes is a long time to be in a wrestling match with a drunk nutbar.
I think the perp set himself up for multiple tazing - he was uncooperative before the first tazing, was he still being uncooperative or unable to move at that point? How can the cops know at that point? And what were the departmental guidelines for multiple Tazings? There probably needs to be standards regarding multiple tazings if the first one could render a person unable to move.