You really should make this the first sentence of your post.
Why? It's the only conclusion you can come to after reading the article.
Never mind, you all have convinced me that you are right.
The woman was a drunken whore, and deserved to be beaten and arrested for having the gall to stand her ground when she had permission from the owner to be there.
I've finally got my mind "right", and will join the ranks of the cop apologists here at FR.