I am quick to criticize the police, but as I watched this video looking for an excuse... I couldn't find it. He's actively resisting all along; they are escalating at a measured rate. If I were in their shoes, I'd have been thinking about how every second that passes is a chance for this guy to hurt me with whatever he might have been hiding in his hands. If he'd just cooperated and not fought physically...

I am anti-stop'n'frisk. I am anti-police brutality. I am Pro-BLM. This is none of those. Those that say it is are disrespecting the victims of real police brutality everywhere. This is a case of cops physically detaining someone who has been caught in the act of a crime, and then using escalating physical tactics when they resist back aggressively.

The group downtown has long taken advantage of our town's record of advocacy. Don't let criminals trick us into supporting them by using the language of advocacy - We are smart enough to know the sheep from the wolves in Eugene.