Videos of two female Peel Regional Police officers confronting and taking down a potentially violent man demonstrates the need for stun guns among front-line officers and shows the dangers police face while arresting people, according to one use-of-force expert.
The officers used stun guns to subdue the man who was unarmed, but appeared to be emotionally disturbed and was advancing on the two women.
In an interview with CBC News, Ross McLean, a security expert and former Toronto police officer, commented on the incident that was filmed and uploaded to Twitter by a witness.
“The problem that many people don’t understand is when you’re arresting someone who doesn’t want to be arrested, it’s not pretty,” he said. “It’s not like the UFC where they’re taken down in a second. It can become quite messy as this one did.” – READ MORE
