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At first, when Kopsa tried to handcuff Dennard, Dennard used one hand to push him away. Then, when Kopsa continued trying, Dennard used both hands to push him away. Finally, as Kopsa continued to handcuff Dennard, Dennard punched him in the jaw.
I'm trying to understand this statement......what's the process for cuffing someone? do you just walk up with a handcuff to un unrestrained seemingly uncooperative person and try to get the cuffs on him?
I don't think a cop is supposed to try to cuff a person unless they're in a 'off-balance' position (on knees, lying on the ground or some other prone position)
It sounds like to me that the office lacked the patience to go through the arrest/cuffing process properly. It sounds like between the failure to properly identify himself and to properly order the subject to a properly prone position, a situation was developed where a lack of understanding was not provided.
The cop claimed he knew who Dennard was and understood what the implications of being aggressive with a drunk 22 year old might entail.
I am not excusing Dennard at all.....I'm merely pointing out that there's enough discrepancy in the cops story that makes me question whether jail time serves a purpose as cops should not be excused from a reasonable process in a detail such as college bars at closing.
be interesting to hear what the other witnesses who are not the other cop have to say. if they don't corroborate the cops, then I can't see how Dennard can be found guilty of the 3rd degree assault on a cop