[30 something american]

I'm with you two...

Some people's threshold of being "ruffed up" is a notch or two below other's...

It was reported that the original "victim", referred to by the media only as "the retired school teacher" supposedly walked right up to a mounted officer to "ask him some questions" while another officer on foot "interrupted" the victim and told him to step away from the mounted officer.
The victim said in his own words that he told the second officer that "he shouldn't do that" (interrupt his conversation with the mounted officer).

Use your imagination pn how the "victim" worded his request to the second officer....

The school teacher probably incited the beating by resisting and it's evident that he kept on fighting by trying to buck the occicers off even when grounded.

With witnesses present, if the yeacher was completely innocent he would/should have just laid down peacefully imo...

[30 something american]

occicers = officers....

[abb]

Lets see now:

NOPD looting - check
NOPD stealing Caddys - check
NOPD ghost payroll - check
NOPD beats stuffing out of old man - check

Time for the NOPD to be cleaned out. Period...

[Mr. Rational]

Ever been to NO?

[Cap'n Crunch]

It's all part of the liberal no personal responsibility, "you can't touch me no matter what I do" mentality.

And it's thriving in public schools. At least the ones here.

[PositiveCogins]

If you walked up to someone on the street and asked a question and they started beating on you would your first reaction be to just stand there and let them? Sometimes cops do get that deserved ass whippin and like any other gang they call in their buddies to bail them out.

[publana]

With witnesses present, if the yeacher was completely innocent he would/should have just laid down peacefully imo...

"just laid down"??? What a country you would have us. If you see a cop coming up acting like Billy Bad @ss, just prostrate yourself upon the ground before him.

Puhlease. I think they need to be sent to a basic common courtesy and decency class... in jail. Maybe after they've lain down peacefully a few times in the state pen before others that are mighter and have more power, they might have a little more respect for others than themselves.