There’s no realistic conceivable scenario in the preceeding 30 seconds that would justify the Cop’s actions. Those facts aren’t needed and there’s no need to “wait” for them.
An “inconceivable” scenario is that she’d just killed 10 babies with a machete, which she then dropped.
A barely conceivable scenario is that in the preceeding 30 seconds, she profanely screamed at the cop that she hoped his wife and children were raped to death, and all the while she sprayed a gallon of Silly String on him.
EVEN IF THAT HAD HAPPENED punching her wasn’t justified. Do you not understand this? She was close enough to be grabbed or tackled, and he had plenty of nearby backup, and this wasn’t an actual brick-throwing riot.
If you look at the video, a guy comes off the curb and throws water from a bottle onto the Police. The White Shirt turns around and sees the women with a water bottle and nails her in the jaw. Even if it was her who threw the water that Cop is completely unjustified in his action. Lawsuit and a hugh payoff from the tax payers
At 2 and 3 seconds of the video you can see the arm with a water bottle throw water underhand and it hits the woman and the Police almost simultaneously. The Cop turns around and sees the woman with the bottle and wham. The Cop is screwed on this one!