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In reply to the discussion: Oklahoma father dies in police encounter after mother slaps daughter [View all]happyslug
(14,779 posts)All it shows all the police officers all over the victim, if he had been confrontational and the police thought he was dangerous, knocking him down and then restraining him is perfectly within the powers of the police. I do NOT see anyone throwing punches, or sitting or kneeing the victim excessively ( Police had been known to kill people who keep on resisting them, as police officers sit on the victim's back till he "Quits moving", in some cases such sitting causes the victim to suffocate to death).
Thus the video fails to show any use of force other then to restrain the victim and no excessive weight on the victim for a long period of time.
Now, that does not mean the Police are in the right. All I am pointing out is the video does NOT show anything that by itself shows the use of excessive force. The video does NOT show what the victim did (or did not do) that lead to the police wanting to restrain him. The Video actually cuts off when the police start to release the victim then you see nothing but feet.
Lets see what other videos appear, for the reports is the area was video heavy