When did we become a nation where torture-induced compliance is so routine that we do not even consider the existence of alternatives?
If there is a better way, by all means, police should be trained in them. However, there will always be risk associated in subduing a non-compliant suspect. Doubly so if substance abuse or mental illness is involved.
There was another
similar case in Virginia where a guy trashed his motel room after taking cocaine and the police trying to take him to the ER. However, when they got there he broke police cruiser window and started running toward the entrance upon which they tased him and shackled his feet. That is logical response to a handcuffed person starting to run, don't you think? You enforce compliance and up the level of restraint.
Now the whole thing gets more controversial because they tased him more times after that and took him to jail instead of leaving him at the ER but the point still stands that police is going to escalate their response if the suspect escalates his.
By the way, the cause of death in the Virginia case is "acute cocaine intoxication" so the cops might be in the clear.
