So, Montreal police getting egg on their face. They arrested a guy, but they also beat him when he was facing down on the ground before they got to him. The whole thing is on security camera footage. Link with video to see for yourself: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/brutal-trois-rivieres-arrest-caught-on-surveillance-video-1.1167510
There is no defense to this IMO. He was ON THE GROUND face down before they even approached. I hope they all get fired, as well as charged with assault.
That being said, there will be another mis-carriage of justice IMO here: he'll get off his original crime. That's something I've never understood in criminal justice: just because your rights were violated with illegal search, brutal arrest, etc, why does that excuse your crimes? You still did it. Prosecute more people, not just different people.
There is no defense to this IMO. He was ON THE GROUND face down before they even approached. I hope they all get fired, as well as charged with assault.
That being said, there will be another mis-carriage of justice IMO here: he'll get off his original crime. That's something I've never understood in criminal justice: just because your rights were violated with illegal search, brutal arrest, etc, why does that excuse your crimes? You still did it. Prosecute more people, not just different people.