I’m missing something here. The kid was admittedly drunk. Why the aggression by the cops?
I used to work in downtown Denver. The last thing I ever wanted to do is call the police. For anything.
Watch the video, and then defend the cops actions. The cops were out of control thugs, there are not excuses and they and their union should be fired.
Maybe they didn't get to shoot a dog that night.
Good question. Just a guess, but I'd say one too many mouthy drunks to deal with late at night. Still no excuse for beating the crap out of the kid.
I think this was in LoDo (Lower Downtown), which is packed with nightclubs and bars. Maybe I'm just an old fart, but IMHO that is not where you want to be when the bars start emptying out. If some gangbanger doesn't get you the cops will.