In almost all domestic abuse cases there would be no picture showing the woman being pushed down, beaten or knocked unconscious. So, by your logic the injuries suffered by her should simply be dismissed as "she fell" and her account of being pushed down and beaten completely dismissed as unbelievable despite no history of false report, lying or trouble from the woman?
Or do you look at the possible scenario and rule out the unlikely event?
In this case, how likely is it that:
1. the man just fell when the officer was within arm's length and against the wall?
2. the witness, Ian King, who gave his account did not even mention the old man fell?
3. the man fell and instead of attending to the well being of the fallen old man the police officers just had him handcuffed behind his back while still on the ground?
Compare this to the more plausible scenario:
the old man, who didn't understand English, walked away and was pulled back by the cop. According to the witness, Ian KIng, that's when he began to struggle with the cop. "As soon as he pushed the cop, it was like cops started running in from everywhere.”
Cops in NYC Bloody Up An 84 Year Old Man Over Jaywalking : TheSource
Then the cops executed a take down to subdue the elderly subject for the handcuff and arrest. This scenario agree exactly to your point about police arresting a subject when resisting, struggling and pushing against the cop.
So, according to you, it is illegal and a big No-No to struggle and push a cop no matter what otherwise you would be handcuffed and arrested, right? Furthermore, wasn't it your point that the old man was handcuffed and arrested for pushing the cop? So, how is it that you don't believe the old man's account that he was pushed to the wall and then the ground, handcuffed and arrested in a standard police take down procedure such as this? :
Now, how about conceding to your wrong as pointed out in my post #123 (link below) about your misrepresentation of what the witness said?
http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...man-jaywalking-w-129-a-13.html#post1062874712