I'd like some more context, as to how it started.

IIRC, this vid has the basic stuff, one cop was going to arrest a boy who was jaywalking, but he was interrupted by these girls

btw: You can see the pedestrian overpass just in front of the cop car, that people are supposed to use to get to the other side of this street.

From what I've read, a lot of assholes in the area just jaywalk, and taunt cars as they do, so the local precinct decided to try to crack down on it, which leads us to this story.

Also in this video, you can clearly hear someone in the background saying "there's gonna be a riot right here". Real, real nice. I'll bet the officer was very happy to hear that, especially being alone.

The officer wasn't alone.

The area was crowded with law-abiding citizens.
>> ^volumptuous:
btw: You can see the pedestrian overpass just in front of the cop car, that people are supposed to use to get to the other side of this street.
From what I've read, a lot of assholes in the area just jaywalk, and taunt cars as they do, so the local precinct decided to try to crack down on it, which leads us to this story.
Also in this video, you can clearly hear someone in the background saying "there's gonna be a riot right here". Real, real nice. I'll bet the officer was very happy to hear that, especially being alone.

With the reactions to cops in most communities - I mean look at the comments in the other video for instance - I can understand if he felt threatened when a crowd gathered around.

For once, this was a good cop in a bad situation, not a bad cop making a bad situation.

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>> ^longde:

The officer wasn't alone.
The area was crowded with law-abiding citizens.
>> ^volumptuous:
btw: You can see the pedestrian overpass just in front of the cop car, that people are supposed to use to get to the other side of this street.
From what I've read, a lot of assholes in the area just jaywalk, and taunt cars as they do, so the local precinct decided to try to crack down on it, which leads us to this story.
Also in this video, you can clearly hear someone in the background saying "there's gonna be a riot right here". Real, real nice. I'll bet the officer was very happy to hear that, especially being alone.

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Sometimes you have to punch a bitch in the face to get some calm.

I wouldn't have voted this up if I saw your description first. Dangit.

>> ^Ryjkyj:

I wouldn't have voted this up if I saw your description first. Dangit.


so she should be able to push around the cop, and the cop should just take it? What about the other thugs circling around the cop using words like "riot"

I think you see this in black and white. Cop must have started it, and then used them as an excuse to punch and arrest them.

Not at all. I just kind of think it's inappropriate to use "dumb bitch" in the video description.

Seems like you're looking for a fight.

(I guess I could've gotten that from your avatar)

Nicole Gaines, Loren Miller Bar Association: "While we do not condone a 17 year old being disrespectful to a police officer, we cannot support a police officer who uses violence."

Sorry, but "dumb bitch" is a fairly appropriate description. The 17 year old girl was not just being disrespectful, she assaulted the officer. It's right there on the video. That is a HUGE difference that Gaines is trying to pretend isn't there. Like the expert said, "a closed fist punch is not the preferred method of handling this type of situation, but the force was reasonable and justified."

If we let these kids walk all over the cops without the cops being able to protect themselves, what the hell is going to happen next?

Sometimes I wonder about people. Are we all watching the same video?

You can't just decide a cop is in the wrong and start interfering with an arrest. The girl who got punched in the face DID grab the cop by the arm. I think the cop was perfectly justified in suddenly and forcefully asserting his authority. If he had failed to assert himself immediately, the situation might have gotten even uglier.

You can stand around yelling at the cops all you want, but seriously the moment you grab one, you've earned a punch in the face.

>> ^budzos:
Sometimes I wonder about people. Are we all watching the same video?
You can't just decide a cop is in the wrong and start interfering with an arrest. The girl who got punched in the face DID grab the cop by the arm. I think the cop was perfectly justified in suddenly and forcefully asserting his authority. If he had failed to assert himself immediately, the situation might have gotten even uglier.
You can stand around yelling at the cops all you want, but seriously the moment you grab one, you've earned a punch in the face.


And then what would have happened to the camera? It would have been shut off and a story made up by each different "innocent" bystander. (I agree with what you say 100%)

^ This is why good cops want video cameras around. Every time I see a cop hassle somebody with a camera my "dirty cop" alarm goes off. This guy had no problem with the cameras because his actions, while arguably inept, were justified.

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Don't care.

NO sir motherfuckers, you are dealt a blow to the face for an arm grab, by a shitty cop going straight into hind-brain like a fucking animal.