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.
I saw the video on the news. That kid is going to own them.
I didn’t know cops still carried those flapjack(I think that’s what they are called) things. Archaic intermediate weapon in my opinion.
It looks like whoever was running the camera was also covering up for them. At the moment that the kid is taken to the ground, the camera pans back to show a broad view of traffic with only faint detail of the arrest. Zooming back in once things looked safe again, the camera still captured enough detail of abusive behavior to where the cop should have been fired.
Have no fear, the Cops-Can-Do-No-Wrong here will.
I’ve got your video right here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-2Fljk0gkM
This Everett cop was acquited for murder. He blew the head of a drunk guy....
A juror fainted when she saw the scene pictures.
I drove by it on my way to work a year ago.