Police officer allegedly said he intended to strike a person in the face also allegedly choke person to death

I do not see how trying to choke someone or hit them in the face is necessary to put handcuffs on someone

There is a difference in intent between trying to grab someone by the neck to control their body position and actually trying to choke them to reduce oxygen supply to the brain

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HbV13SO9cN4