look, i am not saying the officer was right, he overreacted and should not be on the force if he has this little self-control.
But the 15 year old smartmouth snot who kicks off her shoe at a police officer is and example of EXACTLY what is wrong with our kids today.
My kids have more respect for police.
I do not have any respect for any LEO who acts/reacts in the fashion this man did. He is not paid to enact punishment on another person because of some comment made to or about him, or a shoe which goes towards him at ankle level (notice that the shoe appears to be a sneaker - not much danger of injury from one of those). The disrespect this child demonstrated is not the issue in this case - sorry, but police have faced far worse behavior from far older and more dangerous people for untold years (since the birth of organized LE agencies). Crying about the disrespect of this child in the face of the beating she took is IMHO unbelievable.