I have witnessed two incidents where police used what appeared to be unseemly force, in both instances *after* successfully making arrests. Both were outside my house in Woodstock, in the early hours of the morning. In the first, a handcuffed perp on his knees was being repeatedly sprayed in the face with pepper spray. He was a drunk/high driver who had been trying to evade arrest and came to a stop by crashing into a neighbour's car. In the second, a guy had apparently been caught breaking into a car. He was struck repeatedly before being loaded into the van. He was crying out but at the time I didn't take it too seriously, until I saw a pool of his blood on the street in the morning. I also took the view that I had walked in halfway through the incident and didn't know what had led to it. But it still made me very uneasy. I did consider approaching the ICD on both occasions. I'm not sure what we should do in those instances? I was thrilled to see the police officers succeed in making arrests and taking dangerous people off the street, but I felt and still feel uneasy standing by while subdued villains get assaulted. Any advice or views?
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