Calgary police defend actions in video of violent arrest, British man charged
Calgary police are again defending their actions after a video was posted to social media of several officers punching and kicking a man they were trying to arrest at the Calgary Stampede.
On their Facebook page Thursday, Calgary police say they were called to a drinking establishment on the fairgrounds Wednesday night for a report of a belligerent, heavily intoxicated man who was stealing other patrons’ drinks.
The posting says as officers were trying to escort the man off the premises, he grabbed an officer’s belt and the handle of his Taser.
The video posted to Twitter shows four officers wrestling with the combative man and trying to get him to the ground as other officers keep bystanders at bay.