Police should be able to do to as they wish when dealing with any civilian. That is the consensus among the officers here and on sites that cater to police officers. As the officers here have stated, only police should have input on police work. That is why you see bad officers who go against that concept get treated like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Schoolcraft

while brave officers like these:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...s-tot-burned-swat-raid-article-1.2050396

are welcome in any department or LE function in the nation.

"My message to my troops is if you see anybody carrying a gun on the streets of Milwaukee, we'll put them on the ground, take the gun away and then decide whether you have a right to carry it." - Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn