*sigh*
She could have been the most hateful, rotten, agitator ever but when the officer went after her— she was not running and her back was to him. He could have handled it many different ways. He handled it the wrong way.
I am not defending her behavior and there is nothing to defend of that officers behavior, either.
I don’t care if she told him he was ugly and his mother dressed him funny.
She could have called him nasty, racist things and said her boyfriend would skull flock his head—he still was wrong in punching her. He didn’t need to.
He used force that was unnecessary because he was angry, not because he was frightened.
Initially I was on her side until I watched the tape for the 17th time.
What she said angered the police not what was thrown. She was taunting the police. That's what got them to turn to her.
She could have been the most hateful, rotten, agitator ever but when the officer went after her— she was not running and her back was to him.
Right. She was trying to run away after the Lt probably told her to "come here" or "stay there". Her body language says "screw you" as she turns her back to him to flee. That's called resisting a lawful order or resisting arrest. That's when he catches up to her and punches her. She was not some innocent damsel as this thread alleged to begin with.
he still was wrong in punching her. He didn’t need to.
The minute she says "screw you" and turns to flee after defying a lawful police order to stand still or come here, a whole new set of options open up to the police. A punch to her pie hole to keep her from fleeing is better than a lot of others.