I'm still waiting for the other forum hippies to come in here and complain that all cops are bad - because these are the only cop stories you see on the news, which gives the impression that every cop does this kind of thing.
You cant ignore the fact that many cops are corrupt, they have power. Power is sometimes a bad thing
Not all are corrupt, but some.
If a man is enraged / on drugs, he'll have a significant advantage and a feasible resistance to pain.
If the man was a pegasus, he could just fly away.
You want to make it a land of "Ifs"
Was the guy on drugs? Was the Guy wearing thick clothes? If either of those apply to the situation they can be used as valid arguments.
You are acting like the only way the police can solve problems is by shooting people.