“I agree. The cops acted inappropriately in this incident (if it happened as reported) and should be disciplined or fired.”
Why do cops always get a pass? If cops commit a crime they should be jailed.
I agree with you completely; so long as they are allowed the same assumption of innocence as everyone else.
The courts are to blame for the mass confusion between what is justice and what is law (legal.)
For instance, the common conundrum of "illegal search". Usually that defines two crimes as being committed but, instead of dealing with two crimes, both, not just one, the focus is shifted solely to the LEO and the mass murder, two tons of dope, explosives in the truck are dismissed without further action.
That creates a clear and mindless injustice.
Being disciplined or fired is getting a pass? Um, okay.
If cops commit a crime they should be jailed.
I don't disagree. If this gentleman wants to press charges for assault, I say more power to him and good luck. I'd rather see that than see a multi-million dollar lawsuit. At least if charges are pressed, the cops who are at fault get the punishment, not the taxpayers.