Is his weight not kind of beside the point?

Whatever about using an illegal, and dangerous, chokehold, was there really any need to keep his arms firmly locked against his throat and continue to choke him once he was incapacitated? And was there any need to force his head into the concrete? And was there any need to drive his knee into his head? And was there any need to leave the guy there and take over ten minutes to pursue any kind of medical attention for him?

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video...old-death-video

After 1:16 is it even conclusive that he is "swatting" their hands away when they are trying to handcuff him? The guy was agitated, he was mildly resistant but the key issue here is that the thug cop took it way too far after incapacitating him.


I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.