[SeeSac]

It appeared to me that the cadet was not fully facing the 1st dude that ‘bumped’ him. It also appeared that the cadet acted reflexively, pushing off the guard as he turned.

He was also still on the phone with it held to his ear.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Hell, he dropped it on the second punch, tried to recover it and dropped it because his equilibrium was affected. C’mon. I think this was a beat down so over the top it can't be ignored. By the way, I'd say the same thing if our Cadet had been black and the perpetrators had been white and the “celebrity” was Lady GaGa. This stinks.

[grasshopper2]

He was also still on the phone with it held to his ear

Yes, it's plainly clear that he's having a cell phone conversation; even using his hands to gesticulate. This fact negates the thug's statement that the cadet "became verbally abusive." The video shows he was talking on the phone not to the bodyguard.

I hope this goes to trial and the all the HPD officers involved are exposed as corrupt and dismissed without pensions.