Pointing something at officer
But as cop approaches with baton, subject drops the object (circled)
He retreats and falls to knees
The frames above are all taken from about four seconds of video shot by Zaid Yakub from his vehicle Monday as PC Ken Lam, using apparently only his night-stick or baton, arrests a man on Yonge St. It reveals that the subject of Lam’s attention drops whatever it is he is pointing at the policeman. Most reports say it was a cellphone. The wanted person immediately raises his hands and moves to the sidewalk and falls to his knees without being forced or hit. Lam is much celebrated for his courage and judgement. Fortunately for him, his perceptions were correct. He did not unholster his gun and most certainly could have been shot by anyone with a gun.
