There was a hostile crowd. The cops could have been restraining the suspect limb by limb, but they had to keep a defensive posture against the hostile crowd.
Disclaimer: I hate cops.
“There was a hostile crowd. The cops could have been restraining the suspect limb by limb, but they had to keep a defensive posture against the hostile crowd.”
That is a very valid point. I wonder if the hostile crowd effected the officers decision making processes.
However the Officer with the knee was a police officer for almost 20 years so the hostile crowd should have not effected him.