It said officers "issued several warnings but to no avail and were forced to quell the disorder and used appropriate and proportionate force".
Samira Rajab, a government spokesperson, was quoted as saying that police would have been justified in using live fire, and had exercised restraint in using "all necessary and proportionate force".
Officers used reasonable and proportionate force when they shot at the drunk divorce lawyer armed with a shotgun, the inquest found.
Jules Carey, a solicitor for the Ian Tomlinson Family Campaign, which pushed for a prosecution in his death, said by e-mail that the police should restore order "using lawful and proportionate force".
Geenty said that often when officers dealt with "non-compliant" prisoners – people suffering from the effects of alcohol or drugs – there was often a need to use reasonable and proportionate force.
The IPCC's investigation found the officers had used "necessary and proportionate" force.
Image caption The IPCC found the police officers used "necessary and proportionate" force.
But had Zimmerman followed the Jewish law guidelines of not unnecessarily entering a dangerous situation and using proportionate force, perhaps Trayvon Martin would still be alive today.
WASHINGTON -- Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer argued on Tuesday that Israel is obeying the laws of war and using proportionate force to counter rockets fired from Gaza settlements by members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
South Yorkshire police had claimed the miners were violent and police responded with proportionate force, but defence lawyers succeeded in having an internal police film of the events shown in court, which contradicted officers' evidence.
