This is straight up violence and coercive control. This guy cannot be treated with kids gloves.

But its interesting how nicely everybody is speaking to him in the footage. If that was someone making a citizen’s arrest would the communication be that respectful? And is this a symptom of fear of authority bred by fairly onerous laws around police protection in this State? (it seems at this point in the footage he had informed them that he’s a cop).

• As a corollary to this incident - Just imagine if there hadn’t been other people around, and it was this girls word against his. She’d be at risk of going to jail for assault of a police officer (mandatory sentencing laws)… and thats the problem with the laws protecting police.

Edit: fixed spelling of coercive.