First, as a disclaimer, I am not in any way advocating anything violent or illegal. This is more a matter of trying to determine what is legal under our Constitution and system of laws.
This is completely hypothetical.
Let's say you're walking down the street and you happen across an apparent arrest in progress. You see the police with someone on the ground in handcuffs, with an officer pressing his knee against the neck of the arrestee. You see that the arrestee is cuffed and completely subdued, yet showing visible distress and saying he can't breathe.
As a citizen and a taxpayer, do you have the legal and Constitutional right to approach the officer in this situation and politely ask him to let the man up so he can breathe?
If the officer refuses, do you have the legal and Constitutional right to use whatever force is necessary against the officer in order to save the arrestee's life? If it's not legal, would it be an ethical and moral thing to do?
This is completely hypothetical.
Let's say you're walking down the street and you happen across an apparent arrest in progress. You see the police with someone on the ground in handcuffs, with an officer pressing his knee against the neck of the arrestee. You see that the arrestee is cuffed and completely subdued, yet showing visible distress and saying he can't breathe.
As a citizen and a taxpayer, do you have the legal and Constitutional right to approach the officer in this situation and politely ask him to let the man up so he can breathe?
If the officer refuses, do you have the legal and Constitutional right to use whatever force is necessary against the officer in order to save the arrestee's life? If it's not legal, would it be an ethical and moral thing to do?