This is a case where the officers should be sued and the demand is not for money but for their badges and a permanent order that they never serve in any law enforcement position, even mall patrol, again.
I believe they should be charged with simple assault. They should not enjoy special protection. They go to jail and do the time like everybody else.
But mainly, I would like to see the way Police Officers are trained, empowered, funded and protected changed. They should lose their special protected status.
They should also not be protected from civil suits. Right now, the City will foot the bill if they lose a civil case. I would rather see the money come out of the officer retirement fund, and his kids college fund.
ditto
Prison time or no deal.
A cop (or judge, or politican) that breaks the law and HARMS a citizen should face THREE TIMES the punishment a citizen faces with no possibility of parole.