The unasked question was what the officers intended to do with Kelly had he survived the beating. Book him? How would hey have explained his appearance?
Hospitalize him, then book him? Again, how to explain.
I’ve seen abusive officers on several levels, and it’s never good. They start small and, if they get away with it at that level, work their way up the violence ladder.
Stupid thugs have no imagination, no sense of consequences and the future. They get caught easily.
These stupid thugs were caught easily, but not punished because they wore uniforms. So maybe their little brains foretold the future after all.