Police use of pepper spray in Michigan vs. Ohio State Fuffle Justified, says Review

Two Ohio agencies concluded that police officers were justified in their use of pepper spray during the fight between Ohio State and Michigan players after their November game, according to Matt Baker of The Atlético.

The fight broke out after Michigan’s 13-10 victory over the Buckeyes, when Wolverine players tried to plant a flag in the midfield of the Ohio stadium. In the chaos that followed, the players were fixed to the ground and others were sprayed by the pepper by the police.

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The detective of the Police Division of the State University of Ohio, Douglas Cunningham, explained its decision to use a “short burst” of pepper.

“Several people were on the field, police officers were being pushed and packaged by large soccer athletes of division one of the Division one highly trained with full soccer game,” Cunningham wrote in his department’s report. “The players had the advantage both in size, strength, conditioning, protection equipment and surpassed in number to the police presence trying to suppress the growing threat.”

He added that he thought that using the spray “would help obtain the fulfillment of the aggression/resistance of the growing crowd.” Three officials of the department, including the police chief, agreed that it was reasonable.

Franklin County Sheriff’s Sheriff’s actions were also considered mainly reasonable in his review. This included the threat of use of Taser by Lieutenant Sean Pak.

Pak’s body showed a liner of more than 300 pounds trying to load him beyond him, before Pak drawn his taser and put it against the player’s back, threatening to use it. The player then left the scene.

The use of the force of deputy Thomas Bellamy was also considered justified, after hitting a player, although Bellamy was summoned by not initially informing his use of pepper spray and for not turning on the body of the body.

“Because the officer’s back and weapon were exposed and uncertain of the player’s intentions in the midst of chaos … I used a single land with a fist closed to the neck area (because the player uses a helmet and pillows) in an effort to force him outside the battery,” Bellamy said in his statement.

Bellamy said his pepper spray download was accidental; He had it drawn and threatened to use it, but was beaten by another officer, which caused a small explosion.

Both schools were fined $ 100,000 for the fight, and a fan was arrested for hurrying the field trying to prevent Michigan from planting the flag.

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