Is it never justified to “punch a woman?”
And does merely being a government employee condemn one as being “not one of us?”
Still scurrying because you find yourself in an increasingly unpopular position?
Not only are you defending a man punching a woman, but you are defending a cop punching a woman, indeed a cop punching someone other than the individual who actually sprayed the silly string/water which landed on them both.
I suppose when one’s police-gods are shown to be not only mortal, but at times wicked, it is most discouraging to one’s worldview.