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Seems proportionate to me, didn't look to me like a 'high speed ram', more like he turned the vehicle to the right hand side/pavement, likely at a speed less than 15mph.
The canister is a traceable dye, once it gets on skin it doesn't come off for a considerable time making it easier for officers to identify those that were involved.
No-one is ever going to be entirely happen with every method of policing, I don't have a problem with it. Personally I wouldn't expect to be allowed to sod off into the sunset with zero physical intervention from the police either on or in a stolen vehicle.