I think they saw him with the phone and assumed he was videotaping their beating of his friend and went after him to get the phone and erase the video.
The message they felt called to send was CYA lawlessness. It was unfortunate for them that he was not videoing, but calling his LEO father for help, who not only heard the beating of his son, but the comment regarding getting the phone because they’re being taped by it.
It’s time for the voters to step up to their responsibility to unemploy the elected officials responsible for allowing this to continue, largely because they are owned by the public employee unions.
Yes, I agree. Thanks for the recitation, but I was on the thread yesterday.