There is more to this story than meets the eye - this was on the local news a lot last night and the station owner where this happened told the story. They guy was obnoxiously drunk and causing a problem in the station, he told the guy to leave with his friends. He then proceeded to cause a ruckus for his friends and they asked the station owner to call the police. What you cannot see in the video that witnesses who could see the whole thing testified to is that the guy kept grabbing the officer’s ankles trying to knock him down and that is why he kept hitting him.
the video speaks for itself.
So in your mind trying to defend himself against a beating jusifies continuing the beating rather than an arrest for disorderly conduct?
“What you cannot see in the video that witnesses who could see the whole thing testified to is that the guy kept grabbing the officer’s ankles trying to knock him down and that is why he kept hitting him”
Bad juju for the drunk. Keep hitting him.
Sorry, if he is GRABBING the cop, that’s an instant *ss whoopin’. The cop doesn’t know what the drunk is going to do. And he shouldn’t have to risk his life to find out.
I back the blue, but I also don’t cotten to “bad apples”.
Sounds like this officer was just trying to protect himself. Drunk was lucky. Could have received a fatal dose of lead poisoning.
You just don’t understand. The jack-booted thugs are evil. The drunk should grab the jack-booted thug’s gun and shoot the jack-booted thug. Would serve him right.
Doubt-full. Most likely just a vague acquaintance they met up with for a ride to the station.
Buddies do not call the cops on one another. They do what it takes to remove the buddy from the situation.
OK. So you're attempting to justify the additional hitting of this guy after he drags him through the open window of the car. How many times did he hit him? I didn't count, but let's say it was six, for argument sake.
Try and justify the first one.
Now try and justify the pepper spray.
This cop should be fired, charged and after being found guilty placed in the general population of a prison.