Did Columbia police officers use excessive force in arresting Lee Martin?

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467 Votes

Did Columbia police officers use excessive force in arresting Lee Martin?

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Yes

A video shows an officer punching the man in the head while he is on the ground.

A video shows an officer punching the man in the head while he is on the ground. Show Less

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Shane H

Not so much excessive force but literally punching somebody while they are already down. In the face. Unnecessary and uncalled for force was used

Jamera Payne

Although he was resisting arrest. Beating him in face was unnecessary.

Jamera Payne

Although he was resisting arrest. He should not have got beat in his face.

Jamie campbell

They were wrong in using that kind of force.

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No

A lawyer for the officers said Martin resisted arrest and hinted that he was violent.

A lawyer for the officers said Martin resisted arrest and hinted that he was violent. Show Less

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Amanda Bates

The man was resisting and not complying. The officers tried other tactics to try to subdue the man.

Max DeYoung

Just what do you do with a person who is not fazed by a taser, and continues to attack two LEOs? Write them a ticket for disorderly conduct?

Will Mason

They should have just backed off and tazed him. With 2020 hindsight, that is what I would have done.

Do you support using the National Guard to fight crime in Washington, D.C.?

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Do you support using the National Guard to fight crime in Washington, D.C.?

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Jeffrey S

It's just one more step toward martial law and autocracy. Elections and democracy may be a thing of the past here in America.

Nicole

Another distraction from the Epstein files. Release the files. DC crime rate at a 30 year low. What happened on Jan6 when tRump said he didn’t have the authority to call in the National Guard and blamed the Dems? No peace for tRump until he releases the files.

Jeannine Hoeft

This is an escalation of implementing Project 2025... start taking over the blue cities and turn them into police states.

Terri Ryan

DC doesn't need or want intervention. We are not Russia, China, or North Korea. We don't want a heartless dictator or king. Our nation should truly be the land of opportunity.

Zaos Gonzolez

Paying taxes is opportunity.

Linda Jo

He is criminalizing homelessness, which should not be a crime. This is the move of an authoritarian wannabe dictator. American military are not and should not be a police force. This is a half-step from groups like the Gestapo and brown shirts.