On Thu, 08 May 2008 22:56:02 GMT, Periander <4rubbish@britwar.co.uk>
wrote:
>> They are both very similar to the incident in question. An authority
>> figure using disproportionate force to stop what they see as
>> misbehaviour in a way that they must know is likely to cause
>> significant injury.
>No they are both straw men in that there is no comparison between the
>examples cited. The man who died whilst being detained was being
>detained by lawful authority because of his criminal behaviour.
Reasonable chastisement is lawful to use on a child. Reasonable force
is lawful to use when effecting an arrest.
When the force used ends up causing fatal injuries it cannot be
considered reasonable and so becomes unlawful in *both* cases.
The analogy is perfectly sound.
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