[E. Pluribus Unum]

Could be either I suppose but the video is not cut and dry.

You didn't look at THIS video.

The cop walks twenty feet sideways looking right at his target.

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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0729081bike1.html

The cops version to the court is really ridiculous. While the bicyclists may be a royal pain, that doesn’t give cops the right to assault. He should be prosecuted.