You are confusing form with function. Yes, you do indeed own the jail and the booking facility. That an a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee in a few places. In reality that is their territory and they feel, as evidenced by the video, they are under no constraints when they are operating in that space. They KNOW there is a video being made, but they are so accustomed to wielding power at their discretion that it doesn’t even occur to them that they might be doing something wrong.
I certainly agree with your point in principle, but reality is a different world and the injuries you receive in the real world are a lot more painful, and the emotional damage done, are a lot more lasting than the comfort you get, in principle.
By the way I’VE TALKED with some of these people. THEY TRY to get the cop to lose it so they can get a big payoff in court lawsuit.
Daniel Satterberg, the county prosecutor, said: "We believe this case is beyond just police misconduct, it's criminal misconduct. This is clearly excessive force."
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Deputy Paul Schene has already been charged with 4th degree assault under Washington state criminal code. He is facing a year in prison if convicted. From the Seattle P-!:
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"If the matter were to go to trial, he could face additional charges," said Ian Goodhew, deputy chief of staff in the Prosecutor's Office.
In his own report from the incident, Schene wrote that the shoe hit him in the right shin, "causing injury and pain." He wrote that he "placed" her into handcuffs and that she needed medical attention for a "panic attack."
He said a "blood filled pocket" formed on his shin, requiring treatment at Auburn General Hospital, according to his report. The video, however, appears to show his shin strike a metal toilet as he pushes the girl against the wall.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/401779_schene28.htm