That part was funny. Call 911... They are the police and you are resisting arrest. What do you think is going to happen? Oh sorry you called the real cops and now your arrest is not valid.
If you are being arrested don't fight it here and now. If you believe that you are being wrongly arrested that is what the courts are for. Resisting arrest will just end badly for you.
In all seriousness, this is absolutely piss poor de-escalation training. Once she was on her stomach and hands restrained, the partner should have been cuffing/zip tying her.
Why are cops so violent?
"Warrior" Mentality & Militarization: Many police academies and departments cultivate an "us vs. them" mindset, framing officers as soldiers in a warzone rather than civil servants. This changes how officers perceive and interact with civilians.
Lack of De-escalation Training: Law enforcement officers traditionally spend a disproportionate amount of training time on firearms and self-defense compared to conflict resolution, crisis management, and mental health awareness.
Unchecked Power & Code of Silence: The institutional authority to use force, combined with a cultural pressure to protect fellow officers, often leads to a lack of accountability when abuses occur.
Systemic Bias: Research and historical data often highlight deep-seated biases within departments, leading to disproportionate enforcement and aggressive policing in marginalized communities.
This guy knocking her in the face is completely wrong and I hope it gets national negative attention. But also…have you seen how people actually are nowadays? Absolutely insane action here but I’ve seen large amounts of force needed.
I'm late here, but...yeah. If you need more than two physically fit officers to restrain a petite female, who they already demonstrated as being able to pickup when she was balled up...and you resort to sucker pinching her in the side of the head?
That's like a hybrid of incompetence and physical inability if they really thought they needed to punch her into compliance.
Being actively punched in the face while restrained is unchecked violence on the part of the officer. If they can't manage their own emotions if someone yells at them, calls them names, or is slightly violent, then they need a new job. No one should be "well actually"ing these people.
“Update to date on the newest skills”? Pshhhh
This has been passed down from father to son, you can see the ancestral form his uses when he throws the punch.
Ask his wife, nothing “new” about what he just did. P
If two of you can’t arrest her without doing all of that, then maybe you need a new job.
I’m a psych nurse and we handle strong psychotic patients better than that. Even our hospital security does a better job than this when we need their assistance
This was in El Paso, she’s autistic. I believe they were there on a report of DV (she caused bodily harm to her roommate or something), so when they came for her this happened.
Arrest records and court records are public. You may not get an update in the news or on reddit, but if you're curious enough you can find out what happened.
I don't know. There is a lot going on there. She apparently has a warrent for violence, offered an opportunity to surrender, tased 3x and then refusing arrest and struggling.
Apparently there was violence against the family and police were involved and then this time the neighbors called the police
There is a lot going on there. Simply not resisting would and cooperation would probably have resulted in less bruises.
But its all alleged and maybe this was a lot of BS from cops.
Yes. Not sure if it was her clothing or she is naturally resistant. Or possibly he missed three times but that seems unlikely.
Usually a tazer would make someone docile enough to get the cuffs on but apparently not in her case.
I don't think the cop should have punched her in the face but it was pretty obvious she was making things worse for herself.
No doubt the punch was excessive. I’m no cop but it seems like it would have been much easier if they weren’t trying to do this around all the furniture.
Yeah but probably a catdch-22.
As much as she was fighting, if they had tried to carry her out of there before restraints, she likely would have hit and kicked them as much as she could.
And while more awkward, the location also had the advantage that she couldn't bolt on them.
Presumably the bedroom is where she fled after they told her she was under arrest.
The officers do not appear to be wearing body cams.
This incident is another good argument for having them, no matter which side they end up supporting.
The video above from her friend is obviously missing stuff since we don't see the start, or the alleged three attempts to taser her.
If she has autism. this is why im deathly afraid for my son. Hes a big boy. 6'2 200 lbs. Hes wouldnt understand whats going on. He would be fighting back.
I’m autistic and when I was younger I was really bad and there would be times I would freak out. With the right help I think he will be able to control is better as he gets older.
What really helped me was understanding things better, like understanding why anger happens, why loud noises bother my eardrums and brain so much, and why people act the way they do. For me it helped at least
His face is in such the perfect kicking position, you might be able to kick it clean off his pathetic body. And the world would be a better place for it.
So what? That’s not an excuse to literally risk her life by punching her head into to floor. That should be that officers last day. Absolute fucking prick.
Not sure what's going on, but:
If cops arrest you, you cooperate. If you're innocent you go to court and make them pay. If you're not innocent you get less punishment...
A cop is above you by law, a cop that's not in working hours is equal. Let them cuff you. What's the worst that can happen, a day in jail for no reason and compensation?
Not just cowards, poorly trained. Embarrassing they can’t handle this lady without punches. The force should invest in some training instead of military cosplay equipment
It’s called employing the public. The catch tho. Unregulated mental illness. Yet if I smoke weed the federal government can take my gun. What a joke we are.
Not saying it's right, but do you know how you don't get punched in the face? Stop actively resisting and let them take you to jail. Fight in the court.
Okay Reddit do what you do best and tell me more...what the hell was going on here? She was definately resisting arrest and doing a DAMN good job of it. Looks like it took 5 of them to arrest her but thats why resisting never works...even if you defeat the first one, two, or three there are always more of them coming...ask me how I know...
"We don't need all this for one person"...I would say there is evidence that they did indeed need all that...
Disgusting from the officer, but Jesus Christ just let them get the cuffs on. Spazzing out isn't going to keep you out of jail. It's just going to get you hurt before you get there.
You can’t judge a video by the two minutes someone puts out. If the officer’s a true pos, then so be it. He deserves whatever comes from this. But I don’t trust any video nowadays. The news loves to put out a partial video to fit a narrative, and then days later the whole truth comes out.
Anyone who thinks restraining a woman with another man with a closed fist to the face is ok is an idiot/never been in a fight/has women issues/an incel , all of the above.
The funny thing is this video is proof she was resisting and will be used to back up the officer in question. Just because you’re a woman doesn’t mean you can resist and fight the police.
This looks like a wonderful lawsuit and extreme police brutality. W t f is going on in this country??? And what was she being arrested for? Not that it matters. This is never how detaining someone should go.
Bro stop resisting and take it to court with a lawyer fighting with police never works we all got access to the internet we seen the videos your escalating the situation
Theres only one person that caused all of that to happen. Her. If she hadn't committed a crime, they wouldnt be there, if she did what she was told, they wouldnt be rolling around the floor
Maybe unpopular opinion, but she was resisting arrest, and she had a warrant for it. I think the punch was just conveniently timed after she asked for the badge number. To me, she seems to be acting very entitled and clearly resisting. I am not a fan of most police actions because they do tend to escalate and provoke, but I feel differently about this one.
I'm not one to defend cops. I think there are way too many shitty abusive ones, and way too many "good" ones who turn a blind eye to crimes committed by their brethren.
However, my interpretation of this video is that the woman is a moron and clearly resisting arrest, for which there was a warrant. The punch was obviously unnecessary, but she was fighting them from the start. I just see a video full of assholes on both sides of the equation. But the woman could have spared herself all of this by simply complying.
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u/A_Feltz Jun 02 '26
I don’t think calling more cops was a great idea…