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A bump for a man! I would say he exercised considerable restraint. * Give him a medal. * Fire the police that arrested him. * Prosecute the police that arrested him for running a criminal enterprise.

I'll go along with the medal, and believe me, I'm no big fan of the police, but when the police come onto a scene and one person has hit another, they have to make an arrest. The police aren't a position to make a judgement whether or not the assault was justified or not - all they can do is make the arrest and let the prosecutor sort things out. In my opinion, this case was actually handled properly by the police and the prosecution - a rarity these days...

I'll go along with the medal, and believe me, I'm no big fan of the police, but when the police come onto a scene and one person has hit another, they have to make an arrest. The police aren't a position to make a judgement whether or not the assault was justified or not - all they can do is make the arrest and let the prosecutor sort things out.

That's not true. In clear cases of self defense, or defense of family, they are free to exercise reasonable discretion.

They failed to do so in this case, IMHO.

I'll go along with the medal, and believe me, I'm no big fan of the police, but when the police come onto a scene and one person has hit another, they have to make an arrest. The police I'll go along with the medal, and believe me, I'm no big fan of the police, but when the police come onto a scene and one person has hit another, they have to make an arrest. The police aren't a position to make a judgement whether or not the assault was justified or not - all they can do is make the arrest and let the prosecutor sort things out. In my opinion, this case was actually handled properly by the police and the prosecution - a rarity these days... In my opinion, this case was actually handled properly by the police and the prosecution - a rarity these days...

So the crux of your argument is that if a victim defends herself or himself by hitting another person, or if another person comes to their aid in a similar fashion, the police aren't a position to make a judgement whether or not the assault was justified or not - all they can do is make the arrest and let the prosecutor sort things out ?

I categorically reject your argument. The police must exercise good judgment before making an arrest.