«Amy Distelrath was solely in custody and under the complete control of the
police officers, who had a duty to ensure
by all reasonable means her safe passage to the St. Clair County Jail, which would include using the safety
restraints, since her hands were handcuffed behind her back.»
While undoubtedly a coincidence of timing, there is an irony to the outcome of the appeal, which involved the flagrant excessive force
by one
police officer, as contrasted with the calm
restraint of another.