Against my better judgement, I will attempt to discuss this.
Let's take a look.
The majority of the population are law abiding people.
We'd sure be in trouble if they weren't, wouldn't we?
When you treat people with a little common courtesy, you'll get it back unless they are a genuine pill.
Who said I didn't? In close to 10 years of police work, I have gotten into hands-on situations (meaning times when force beyond a simple guiding touch was employed, as in a fight) exactly THREE times. The rest of the time, for each person I have taken into custody, a simple conversation did the job.
As far as him slapping the officers hands away, I'll agree with you. I'm going to sort that out in a courtroom. Going toe to toe with the police will get you hurt, possibly dead. Even if you are in the right.
Now, how can a person who is about to be arrested be in the right by resisting arrest? If I tell a person, "I'm placing you under arrest for xxxxx. Turn around and place your hands behind your back." and they either (a) refuse, (b) jerk their hands away, or (c) actively push my hands away, then what do you want me to do? Give them a time out and an ice cream cone, and say, "That was a poor choice. Let me outline the alternatives to see if we can reach an understanding?"
I said it before, and I'll say it again: Once I (or any other police officer) has developed probable cause and has informed a suspect that they are under arrest, their ONLY options are to submit peacefully to lawful arrest, or be subdued for the purpose of placing them in restraints and transporting them to jail. Period. And I (and any other officer) will use the minimum force necessary to make it happen. How much force is used depends ENTIRELY on the person being arrested. In short, I have a lot of options as an arresting officer. The suspect does NOT.
You don't know me or where I've been.
So why don't you tell us where you've been that makes you qualified to be a critic of police officers? Are you now or have you ever been commissioned as a law enforcement officer? Have you ever been an MP, AP, SP, CID, MPI, NIS, or other profession where you have arrest powers?
Anyone can make that statement, and forgive me for being blunt, but it's usually uttered by someone who has exactly ZERO experience in the field they are commenting on. If this is not the case, then please take no offense at this. Don't, however, be a "chairborne ranger". State your experience, please.