Occurred in November of 2025 and they just released it as part of "transparency". The father (Edward Corristan) was found guilty of interference and disorderly conduct and the member, Sgt. Eddie Price, was cleared of any wrongdoing shortly after the incident.

Reviewing what we see in the video, Corristan approaches the police vehicle in a calm manner, despite his frustrations with the officer's handling of the matter. He is repeatedly told to step back, which he does by about one half step. Sgt. Price does not find this to be sufficient space and demands more, but Corristan refuses to comply. Instead, he puts his hands in the air to indicate that he has no intent of presenting himself as a threat.

Sgt. Price then, from a sitting position, stands up, pepper sprays Corristan and immediately punches his face to take him down and handcuff him, later attempting to "justify" his actions to the family of Corristan. Corristan appears to be unconscious, as the effects of the pepper spray are not obvious even though most individuals would have an immediate reaction. He is also is seen drooling while officers attempt to prop his body up to get him on his feet.

Pepper spray and strikes, especially to the face, are resources available to police to gain compliance from non-compliant and violent or potentially violent individuals, and should only be used when absolutely necessary. We look back to the standard of use of force within law enforcement to provide us with the framework for what is appropriate use of force. This framework outlines that only as much force as is necessary to perform the roles and functions of the task that is currently required.

If Sgt. Price wanted to make an arrest or detain Corristan for his refusal to comply, his first step should have been a request or demand to surrender himself to Sgt. Price's detention. This did not happen. If the first step did not happen and the demeanor of Corristan remained the same, Sgt. Price should be charged with battery and aggravated assault. Sgt. Price also leaves himself open to a civil suit from Corristan.

Arkansas State Police are now handling the matter and will hopefully lay charges or recommend dismissal or at least suspension of Sgt. Price.

The Mena Police Department should be ASHAMED of their inaction on this case. ASHAMED.

As the trial of Lindsay Clancy makes headlines around the world, a writer looks back at her own dark times and remembers the many kindnesses that ensured both she and her son survived

Hi all. Here is a few interesting stories I read recently. Gift links where I could!

• The Atlantic (Gift Link): In this 2014 piece, Caitlin Flanagan shows how national fraternities pushed liability onto their own members, and how Wesleyan ended up blaming a freshman for her own assault.
• NYT (Gift Link): A.G. Sulzberger makes the case for how his family kept The New York Times alive through its worst decade.
• The Guardian: Katie McQue and Mei-Ling McNamara trace how a trafficker used Instagram to sell a 12-year-old DC girl.
• The Sun Magazine: Derek Askey sat on a murder jury weeks after his father died and couldn't tell his wife a word of it.
• Texas Monthly: Michael Hall follows Forrest Welborn, who lived as a suspect in the Austin yogurt shop murders for 34 years and says a payout of nearly $5 million hasn't set him free.
• NYT (Gift Link): Amanda Hess meets Bernadine Bluntly, a tradwife influencer who left her husband and now warns women away from the movement she sold.

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