The reigning Mr. Universe was cited for resisting arrest and The officers were called to the Century 20 theater in downtown Redwood City on Sunday after a security guard told Doug Burns to leave the theater because he thought the Redwood City man was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said. When they arrived, the powerfully built Burns, 43, allegedly pushed an officer and then assumed a "fighting stance," police said.
ground, and three more officers who arrived as backup were needed to handcuff him, police said. During the scuffle, Burns suffered small cuts to his nose and forehead, while one officer got a small cut to his finger and another officer suffered an arm injury and was placed on medical leave, "It's unfortunate that this event occurred, but I think the officers acted properly in the circumstances that they were faced with," Cesena said. "Our personnel were not given enough time to assess Mr.
Burn's community, who feel police overreacted in a medical situation. "Doug is an exceptional person," said Jeff Hitchcock, founder of Children With Diabetes, an online community that provides information about the disorder. "The treatment he received by the police is outrageous.
" confusion, blurry or double vision, nervousness, irritability, or even aggression, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Cesena said the officers had no way of knowing Burns, who has had diabetes since he was 7, was diabetic or slipping into insulin shock until after he was arrested. They did not see whether Burns had a Medic Alert bracelet or any other indication he was diabetic, he said. When the first two officers arrived at the theater around 7:30 p.
m., into the cinema, shoving one officer in the chest with both hands, Burns then "took a fighting stance toward them," and an officer sprayed him in the face with pepper spray, which had no effect, Cesena take him on," Cesena said. After Burns was cuffed, police called medics to treat him for the pepper spray, and he disclosed to them he was diabetic and suffering from low blood sugar, Cesena said.
Burns was taken to San Mateo Medical Center for treatment. He was cited for resisting arrest and assault on a police officer, both misdemeanors, and released without being booked into jail, Office for possible charges, Cesena said. Officials there could not Training for recognizing medical conditions, such as insulin shock or cerebral palsy, are "touched upon" at the police academy and during some follow-up training at the Redwood City department, Cesena said.
"The officers did not overreact," Cesena said. "Our officers are extremely sensitive to all persons, including those with medical conditions. In this case, the officers were not given a lot of time to make any kind of diagnosis of his condition.
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