what are your rights?

Question

yesterday one of my friends got beat up by officers who arrested him

Answer 1

This could be a tricky case,
Did your friend resisted the officer?

Did the officer continue the beat him when he's not resisting?

Is your friend armed or unarmed?

Is your friend is in the Illegal gathering or in big groups like rioting where the situation could be out of control?

Could the officer be a racist or biased to some related matter?

The bottom line, the officer cannot execute physical force or weapons when your friend is in cooperation, not in threats to the officer, or not with the intent to threating , harming or damaging to other people or protected building (like the white house, or military installations).

if not, then the officer maybe wrong (you need evidence like video and witnesses for this!)

Answer 2

Just a guess, but I bet he was resisting arrest. We use whatever force is necessary to effect an arrest. Do people get hurt when this happens? Yes. We do not simply stand by and let the person go if they resist. Part of the "whatever force is necessary" includes, baton, tazer, pepper spray empty hand techniques (punches), holds and even kicks if necessary.

Answer 3

I can assure you....your pal got thumped up because they stupidly resisted arrest. Oh sure...your friend will tell you otherwise. I've never met a person who resisted that when thumped didn't cry brutality. You see...winners don't complain...only losers.
Never had someone call and say "Hey..I just kicked the sh*t outta a guy!" Usually it's the loser calling to complain they were beaten. Of course....when you ask "Why were you beaten?" they usually say "For no reason". Yeah...right. There's ALWAYS a reason...and usually because somebody thought they had big balls and were shown that they don't.

Answer 4

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense." (Miranda warning)

Right to be identified and to be receive the minimum use of force for the arrest. Police oftentimes record video of their arrests to protect themselves from allegations of excessive use of force. These tapes can be requested for examination in the courts against such allegations. Witnesses are also useful here. But if he provoked the officers all of his words will be used against him and in no way by the police to his credit.

Answer 5

Did he resist arrest,if not file a complaint against the officers.

Answer 6

If he was resisting arrest than officers have the right to use anything possible to restrain him if not then he should see a lawyer and have witnesses because they don't have the right to abuse anyone.

Answer 7

Were you there? one thing I've learned over the years is NEVER believe anything you are told the Police did unless you see it first hand. If he resisted arrest, they were justified, but only to restrain him.

Answer 8

You may not even have the right to remain silent any more, but I am sure you have the right to have anything you say be used against you in a court of law.

Answer 9

That would be hard to prove without any witnesses. It's your friends word over the cops. All the cops has to say is he resisted.

Answer 10

Sucks to be him.

Tough.

Tell him to go along with the program the next time he gets busted and he won't be wearing bruises afterward.