Hamilton police arrest video goes viral - Latest Hamilton news - CBC Hamilton
With a crowd watching, Hamilton police officers Mark Morelli and
Chantelle Wilson spend several minutes subduing and arresting a woman
who is screaming and calling out about being hurt as they try to
handcuff her. Once she's in handcuffs and in the back of their police
cruiser, the breathless officer then explains to the crowd exactly what
he was doing.
“Our domestic policy is very specific. Without going into detail,
this young woman has broken the law, and we were attempting to place her
under arrest and she began to resist," he said to the people watching.
“I’m doing my best not to hurt that girl. Our mandate is to affect
arrests while doing the minimum amount of damage to people as possible.
And that’s what I tried to do.”
He explains that he only used "soft hand techniques," so no punches,
kicks or forceful throws to the ground were used to subdue the suspect.
“I’m not going to get into a long wrestling match with a young girl,
because the longer she fights, the more likely one of the two of us is
going to get hurt,” he said.
The man shooting the video questions the amount of force being used, but the officer reiterates again his approach.
“While it may appear to be very rough to you — and I apologize for
you having to see that — but I have the lawful authority to arrest her
and I am obligated to arrest her.”
Many people online praised the officers for the way they handled the situation:
Play stupid games win stupid prizes... I admire the fact the officer taking the time and explaining his actions, rare in these instances, obviously a decent man doing his job.
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