[rocklobster11]

You have to see the tape to make that call. The car was attempting to make a uturn and ran out of space, so it backed up. The police car in pursuit was about 5 feet behind it at the time, and the perp backed into it slowly. There might have been some bumper damage, but it didn't look like a serious accident

If the perp had been a minority, we'd probably be seeing it replayed on TV incessantly and have rioting in the streets.

From my point of view the car backing up didn't pose any threat. However, the perp did pose a threat by trying to evade the cops for 90 minutes, driving the wrong direction, and driving thru a pedestrian walkway. As a result, he needed to be stopped. I don't know if excessive force was used, but I do know that the perp found out that crime doesn't pay.

[paul51]

I'm not going to loose any sleep over one less thug prowling the streets but it does sound like the police have some splainin' to do.