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A police officer is struggling to arrest a man who has just assaulted a shopkeeper you see the police officer kneeling on the detainee’s back to handcuff him. The man is shouting and complaining that the officer is hurting him, but the officer continues to kneel on his back while wrestling to overcome him.

Discuss whether the officer has contravened the fourth principle.

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He hasn’t, if there is no other way to constrain the detainee on the other hand if there is a way or if the “criminal” is willingly coming with the officer then the officer has no reason to be putting his knee on the “criminals” back/neck.
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I don't maybe because police officer is smart

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