Police said in a tweet that the video was only an “excerpt” of the intervention and that the individuals were recalcitrant and refused to cooperate. The man in the video, according to police, had hit an officer in the face several times.
Gatineau police spokesperson Renee Anne St. Amant told Radio-Canada in an interview that “the situation just got worse” after the owner of the home initially refused to identify herself, the CBC reported.
Mathieu Tessier, who was arrested along with his sister, accused police of using excessive force and putting his family in danger for not wearing masks.
“The police cannot do what they did to us. They treat us like animals, like criminals,” Mr. Tessier said.
Mr. Tessier said the video started recording after an officer grabbed his mother’s arms and tried to pull her out of the house, and Mr. Tessier tried to get between them. He denied hitting a police officer.
Officer St. Amant said one of the officers was hit and that his mask fell off during the altercation. She said the others didn’t have time to put their masks on because of the urgency of the situation, the CBC reported.
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