LogFAQs > #910903350

Looks like it was probably not needed in the long run, but the cop shouldn't be punished for it. When you're in a situation where the parameters might change at the drop of a hat, sometimes you make the wrong call. So long as that call doesn't lead to something like unnecessarily broken ribs or otherwise permanent damage, fair next. If she wasn't resisting, there would be no need to use force in the first place. Screaming "she's a 14 year old girl" doesn't negate the fact that she's an alleged criminal.