That’s right, who cares if the law is followed or not. Just let cops make the calls and do what they want.
All you have to be on these police threads is rational. A rational person, without an axe to grind, knows that there are a few rotten apples in every barrel. And even a good cop on a bad day can make a poor decision. Unless this police officer has a bad record, and I believe I read this guy didn’t and was a police officer for many years, it sounds like he made a bad decision on one bad day.
When he pushed her, I’m sure he was not expecting that she would hit the bench with her face and shatter bones on the way down. He was probably saying to himself “oh sh*t” when it happened. The bad apples need to be weeded out, but blanket statements about all police being bad is way out of line, especially when you may need a cop yourselves one day.
Just be rational, not irrational folks, if possible. A cop lives in my condo building and he’s a really nice guy. Has a beautiful female German Shepherd also, one of my favorite dog breeds. I had one many years ago, and dearly loved her, but that’s an aside.