Callahan shifted. "I don't have the number memorized."
"Would forty-seven formal complaints and related use-of-force records over three years refresh your recollection?"
A murmur moved through the gallery. Brennan stood to clarify that the records included different categories of incidents, and Judge Coleman instructed James to be precise. James accepted the correction. He established that the documents concerned forty-seven kneeling-restraint incidents associated with Callahan and that the complaints had been obtained through lawful discovery and authenticated by the city's records custodian.
"You don't deny those incidents occurred?" James asked.
"Not if that's what the records show."
"How many led to an arrest?"
"I'd have to look."
"Eleven. Does that number sound correct?"
Callahan paused. "Possibly."
"That leaves thirty-six people who were required to kneel and then released without charges. Is that also possible?"
"Being released doesn't mean they weren't a safety concern."
"Of course not. But it means the necessity of the restraint has to be examined separately from any arrest. Correct?"
Callahan looked at Brennan, then back at James. "Every situation is different."
James nodded. "Let's talk about this situation. You described Ms. Richardson as verbally combative. What words did she use that you considered a threat?"
"She kept arguing."