oooookay... there's one side of the story.
What did he do? I'm guessing the police didn't pick him out randomly.
The police were "not interested in dialogue." Are they ever? What idiot tries to "talk his way out of" trouble witht he cops? You do as they say and your nose remains intact.
I'm guessing he is a little more at fault here than he is letting on. I also bet that he could have acted differently and avoided most or all of the trauma.
Instead of assuming Lifeson is guilty, read the relevant articles posted on FR. This link should work:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=lifeson&ok=Search&q=deep&m=all&o=time&SX=42a9ec488c0a7431caa4fe6a95ac4ddcc3e71483
You perhaps have never dealt with a malignant narcissitic, ego-maniacal cop. Yes, usually if you can usually avoid problems by being charming and polite.