What is the test for a violation of T.J's constitutional right to be free from the use of excessive force?

Accepting plaintiffs' factual allegations as true, we conclude that a violation of T.J.'s constitutional "right to be free from the use of excessive force" in the "non-seizure, non- prisoner context" occurred here. Rodriguez v. Phillips, 66 F.3d 470, 476 (2d Cir. 1995). Factors to be considered in excessive force claims "[i]n determining whether the constitutional line has been crossed" include "the need for the application of force, the relationship between the need and the amount of force

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