Thursday, September 5, 2013

Did Long Beach Police Use Excessive Force? (VIDEO)

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-long-beach-beating-20130905,0,2475373.story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxxdYUXqjLY



But Larry Smith, a use-of-force expert and retired Fontana police sergeant and former training specialist, said the response looked excessive because of the baton use. He questioned why the officers didn't exhaust other nonlethal measures — such as pepper spray — or move in to handcuff Santos-Lopez after he was Tasered.

"To me, he must not have been that violent, because otherwise the other officers would have jumped in," Smith said. "They could have always just dog-piled him and then you're not hitting him with a baton."

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