Hope its not a repost, but i really liked this take down :)
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:29 pm
by LedJedi
lol, nice takedown indeed. reminds me a lot of an aikido technique except the trip wasn't in there. could be judo. sweet either way.
control the center of gravity and control the person.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:12 pm
by RHZig
I hope the officer didn't get into trouble for the choke slam.
As one may find.........10 times out of 10 listening to the officer is usually the smartest choice.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:46 pm
by AggieCPA
seen it before, but it cracks me up everytime
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:45 pm
by Skiprr
"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." Like posing as a tough guy for all of about 60 seconds...
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:04 pm
by stevie_d_64
Never underestimate!
Never assume!
That was some excellent technique!
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:13 pm
by nitrogen
RHZig wrote:I hope the officer didn't get into trouble for the choke slam.
Granted, it seemed excessive, but I'm at a loss as to what would have been a better option for the officer involved? I'd love to hear from TXi as to what their opinion of the incident was.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:16 pm
by Liberty
nitrogen wrote:
RHZig wrote:I hope the officer didn't get into trouble for the choke slam.
Granted, it seemed excessive, but I'm at a loss as to what would have been a better option for the officer involved? I'd love to hear from TXi as to what their opinion of the incident was.
his behavior was threatening. I can't see a better, safer way the officer could have handled it. He used the minimum effective force. I think the officer would have been justifying in drawing down on the guy.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:02 pm
by Trope
The cop told him 4 times to take his hands out of his pockets. After the third one, it appears to me to be a clearly defiant action of obscuring his hands.
What did the guy expect to happen?
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:33 pm
by Greybeard
"What did the guy expect to happen?"
Kinda looked to me like he thought the cop might try to jerk his hand out of pocket. And the cop knew exactly what he was fixing to do. Action vs. reaction.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:00 pm
by KBCraig
That "hands in the pocket" justification can go very badly, too.
Greybeard wrote:"What did the guy expect to happen?"
Kinda looked to me like he thought the cop might try to jerk his hand out of pocket. And the cop knew exactly what he was fixing to do. Action vs. reaction.
Action beats reaction the majority of the time. At least, that is what many instructors teach. That cop surprised the bad guy with a neck grab. Bad guy loses center of gravity and goes down pretty fast.
Hoppes
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:14 am
by Paladin
That was a sweet takedown! Looked very professional. Good technique and execution. I think it also helped that the suspect had his hands in his pocket, preventing a block.
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:16 pm
by casingpoint
Maybe not so good on part of the officer under different circumstances. A perp in the know could easily have stuck the officer's outreached arm and spun the cop 180 degrees, put him in a choke hold, grabbed his weapon. and all hell would have broken loose. Of course, the officer knew in this case it was a white boy on the street with his hands in his pockets. Those are the dumb ones from the 'burbs come to the big city to see "whazzup.". No problem.
Just look at that bewildered punk give it up all the way when the cop used the word "taser."
