here to react is new york city detectives paul digiacomo.ps a turnstile. the cop talks to him for a couple of minutes and the kid gets agitated and just hauls off and punches the cop and the cop returns the punch. but, you say there is so much more he could have done to protect himself, the officer, and restrain the young man, but he couldn't because of the laws of new york city. >> that's correct. you know, recently there was a law enacted by the new york city council that ties the hands of the police. and it's called the diaphragm compression bill. now, while apprehending an individual that's not compliant, like this individual, you are not allowed to sit kneel, or put any pressure on the top of the chest virtually impossible to arrest a noncompliant individual. doesn't make common sense. >> steve: absolutely not. the cop should be able to do their job but the cops are literally handcuffed. but, paul, this kid was in court yesterday on a different charge and at the end of the proceedings, he asked the judge, he said "am i allowed to press