So what's the justification from the law enforcement side?
Caveat: the cops may have behaved criminally. Let the courts decide.
And yet for two years the Louisiana State Police has had this video and has done nothing about it. No investigation. No suspension. Lied about the cause of death. A whole load of nothing. The only reason this is seeing the light of day is because of the civil rights violation charges.
My understanding was a fed investigation had been undertaken, and the state was cooperating. Also did you see one of the cops was told he would be fired? Seems as though something was done...