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Hrmm . . .
I think the force was unnecessary because her offense didn't need an arrest.
She was speeding. She didn't want to sign the ticket. That was disobeying the police officer.
Because she disobeyed the police officer by not signing the ticket, the police decided to arrest her.
Since she didn't want to be arrested for not signing a speeding ticket she held onto her steering wheel while the police tried to draw her bodily from the car . . . because she didn't sign the ticket.
Since she managed to effectively hold onto the steering wheel while they were trying to drag her out, they decided that they could not control her or the situation and opted to taser her.
After they tasered her they were able to forcibly remove her from the car, toss her on the ground, and cuff her.
All because she didn't want to sign the ticket.
There is a disturbing trend in this country to countenance almost anything alaw enforcement officer does so long as they say they were following procedures or thought they were at risk . . . even if the situation fails the common sense test.
The could have mailed her the ticket or just lest it unsigned with her. IF she failed to show up in court or pay the ticket they could have then issued a warrant for her arrest or suspended her driver's liscence.
In this case it seems that they arrested her less because of breaking the law, but more because she was defiant. A paternal attitude, like the parent that will punish you for talking back or not cooperating.
This response was not proportional to the situation. Her refusal to sign a speeding ticket offered no clear and immediate danger to anyone, except the ego of the police officers involved.
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