What is the test for "reasonableness" in the context of use of force by a police officer?
The following excerpt is from Espinosa v. City And County Of San Fran, 598 F.3d 528 (9th Cir. 2010):
The "reasonableness" of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. * * * * The calculus of reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolvingabout the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation.
Id, at 396-97, 109 S.Ct. 1865. Finally, Tekle v. United States, 511 F.3d 839, 84445 (9th Cir.2006), states that:
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