Severity of the crime at issue? Was the suspect actively resisting and attempting to flee an arrest? Was the suspect an immediate danger to the officer and public?
The answers to those questions will determine legality.
Unless he was a fleeing felon the officer was attempting to apprehend...the see Tn v Garner.
So, if the police are called because a man is acting irrationally, jumping up and down on cars, and armed, what are the cops supposed to do?
