“A man who said he was shoved to the ground and left bloodied and bruised, and his wife who said she was traumatized, have now filed a federal lawsuit against Ogden Police.”

“The law is universally clear on thie,” he said. “Rudeness does not justify excessive force.”

“Speaking at a news conference Thursday, attorney Robert Sykes said that Rand Briem did nothing to provoke a response from officers that required him to be slammed on the driveway of his own property.

“‘No force is appropriate if no force is needed,” Sykes said. “There was no force needed that night.’”

“Photos show injuries such as bruising and cuts Rand allegedly suffered due to the incident and Sykes said he sustained a rotator cuff tear ‘which still plagues him today.’”

“‘It was illegal, unconstitutional and otherwise improper to use force on a non-violent misdemeanant who is not threatening, not resisting or not fleeing,’ reads the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. It goes on: ‘The actions of the OPD officers were willful, malicious and reckless and therefore punitive damages are justified.’”

”Seconds later Briem was in handcuffs, bleeding heavily from a headwound and waiting for paramedics after protesting when the officer snatched his driving license from him.”