Have you ever wondered why a police officer often taps the rear of a vehicle which they have pulled over for a traffic stop? The reasons may surprise you.
Have you ever wondered why a police officer often taps the rear of a vehicle which they have pulled over for a traffic stop? The reasons may surprise you.
Cam video and say an investigation is now under way. and we do want to warn that some viewers may find this video difficult to watch. here s abc s alex presha. reporter: an ohio k-9 police officer is under investigation tonight after ordering his dog to attack an unarmed suspect who had already surrendered and had his hands in the air. it happened july 4th. officers tried pulling 23-year-old truck driver jadarrius rose over for a missing mudflap. police say rose refused, starting a chase. at one point, rose veers to the right, forcing a highway patrolman to the shoulder. in another instance, police dashcam video shows rose pulling over, and as officers order him out of the rig at gunpoint, he takes off again. roughly seven minutes later in the video, officers slow the truck down using spike strips. rose seen here getting out, complying with commands and his hands up. to the left you can see circleville k-9 officer ryan speakman crossing the grass with his service dog. do not releas
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Should that have been a difference when you use the taser? the legal standard for using the taser is active resistance. if a person is actively resisting arrest that would have met the legal standard? i agree a jury could disagree with this. i understand it s not a well established but i think there is an argument to be made that there was a reasonable action by the police officer. professor, got to make this clear. the police can t shoot somebody or use nondeadly force because they are running away from a crime. it has to be proportionate to the threat. in this case there was no threat from mr. black. all right. i am going to pause here. you guys are coming back a little bit later in the program. so we will see you again and continue this discussion. when we come back we will tell you a little bit more about the police officer thomas webster. turns out he had a violent past. he was an officer in dover, delaware, where he was seen on police dashcam video kicking a young a