Cop trainer: Officer was 'within scope of appropriate response'

Robert Bragg, the program manager for Fitness and Force Training, said a blow to the face is also within the scope of their training and would be considered a "reasonable response".

Seattle Police Officer Ian Walsh was trying to cite a group of women for jaywalking on Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. but the situation deteriorated when one woman refused to cooperate, police said.

Bragg said the incident was a potentially threatening situation for the officer, not only with respect to the physical actions of the two women involved but also the group of on-lookers surrounding them and the comments they were making.

He sat down with KOMO News and analyzed the video, giving his thoughts on what the officer did right, what he did wrong, and how officers are trained to handle tense situations.

Bragg said one area where the officer might have done better was in getting control of the first woman faster. He says Walsh should probably have taken her to the ground quickly instead of trying to cuff her standing up.

Here is raw video from that interview: