[gdani]

This was on the news here (I live close by), and I haven’t seen a clear statement that the man getting the beat-down wasn’t the perp.

The 3rd sentence in the article posted quotes the county prosecutor as saying they are certain he was a bystander.

And if you are unsure, then why the numerous posts with such certainty that the guy assaulted by police was the perp?

[kearnyirish2]

Because when this story was first on the TV news it was portrayed as the cops arresting the perp (and no beat-down was shown/mentioned).