What's the police to do ?

 

What would they have our police do ? 

They stop someone breaking the law, maybe just a minor violation, they treat them with some respect but have to place them under arrest and take them to booking.  

The next thing you know the suspect is fighting with the officer and could become a threat to him and the people around him if he doesn't control the situation.

Usually no one gets hurt and the suspect is delivered to jail to stand trial but remember, the officer HAS to effect that arrest because the subject now has committed a felony by resisting, on top of the original charge that could have been just a fine.

Unfortunately, some times it takes a lot to get the person arrested but the officer legally can use as much force as necessary to do this, including shooting said suspect. Remembering that the officer is responsible for his gun and the safety of all the people around them so depending on how big and strong the suspect is can cause the officer to take severe measures pretty fast.

The alternative is every time a suspect resists the officer just pat him on the back and say "sorry, catch you when your feeling better". Pretty absurd don't you think ?  People have to understand that if they don't resist the won't get hurt. That being said, I feel that a lot of this is the suspect thinking he can resist and get through the fight, live to sue for police brutality and get a big cash reward after the media plays it up as a racial situation.

This won't stop until the people breaking the law stop resisting when they get caught and take responsibility for their actions but as liberal as some of the courts have become I don't see that happening soon and the way the police are being treated they may very well stop trying to arrest anyone who resists for fear of reprisal.