I admit I don’t know anything about the specific incident in question. I don’t deny there are perps that need calming down from time to time, and sometimes they are physically powerful and hopped up on something. But it has to be looked at on a case-by-case basis, meaning no assumptions until the evidence is in.
It looks bad when participants on one side of the altercation destroy the evidence, which is what’s being alleged in the story, wouldn’t you agree? My point is “Why not use technology that’s available to keep that from happening?”
I completely agree with you there. Where I have a problem is with the theory that the cops in question are obviously guilty. The presumption of innocence applies to cops, too. The media is trying to Zimmerman the cops, which is more or less the average reporter's default posture. It just annoys me that so many people fall for the media's standard sleight-of-hand.