[af_vet_1981]

I'd say give the cops a break, they did there job. One man hit another, what are the cops supposed to do, just take one guys word for why?

They are supposed to investigate and exercise judgment. They knew why he did it. His daughter was there. They arrested the perp. They object to common citizens defending themselves. It is competition to their business. By arresting everyone they are fair to both sides and the business grows. The only problem is with those pesky dead bodies. It's very difficult to get the dead body to acknowledge their arrest.

[Stu Cohen]

It is competition to their business

Last time I checked, "their business" was writing parking tickets and yanking people over for broken taillights or doing 38 in a 35 zone. I believe we used to call them "tax collectors".

Preventing violent and/or property crimes is a secondary task.

[Stone Mountain]

They knew why he did it. His daughter was there. They arrested the perp. They object to common citizens defending themselves.

Again, the police aren't supposed to make the judgement that one person's violence against another is justified or not. That's for the prosecution. Who made the correct decision. You can't possibly expect police to come on to the scene of a fight and make a decision right there as to who is right and wrong, can you?