Not for what he did but for what they didn't do until they were called on it:
"Collison was captured on a YouTube video leaving a Sanford bar Dec. 4, walking up behind an unsuspecting Ware and punching him in the back of the head. That drove Ware's face into a utility pole, and he then hit the pavement.
He was taken to a Sanford hospital, where he was treated for a broken nose.
Sanford police questioned Collison that night and had possession of the video but did not arrest him. He was arrested one month later after news organizations began airing the video.
He was arrested one month later after news organizations began airing the video.
It didn't say that at the link. But it did say this which might be relevant to why the charges were dropped...
It was only on January 3rd of 2011 that Collison voluntarily turned himself in. Oddly enough, Collison agreed to pay for the Ware’s medical bills and make donations to several non-profits, most notably the NAACP! He plead guilty to a misdemeanor and was placed on a year of probation in October of 2011, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
And this is supposed to indict the whole dept. as racist? LOL
I am not quite clear about one thing. You say the police had the video that night but the article says “...the Sanford police officer’s son who came under fire after a YouTube video showed him beating up a homeless man,...” So, which is it? Did the police have the video that night or was it later when it was posted on Youtube or was it like you said “He was arrested one month later after news organizations began airing the video?”