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Originally Posted by caprimint

People appear to not actually care that he had a knife because he "didn't use it" lol.

When the only reason he didn't was because of those police officers, most likely if not that particular day, very possibly in the future.

He was a danger to the public and all people care about is a policeman trying to stop him using a minor amount of force.

Nobody has said any of this. They've said him having a knife doesn't change the fact the police officer did not follow procedure.

I don't think it needs pointing out that it is not a defence of the criminal being arrested and what they were arrested for.