You fellas know what's funny?
It was a sidewalk video like this that started the Rodney King Riots back in '92.
I'm sure you've all seen the Rodney King arrest vid. How many know the FULL story of the arrest?
Of the 90+ MPH car chase that started on the Interstate? With the CHP? When he Dove off into the city, evading arrest? How he was so high on PCP, he could'nt even be taken down by a TASER? How he would not comply with officers' demands?
However, due to selective editing of the footage, What should have been treated as a criminal drug user, endangering people's lives on the road, being succesfully arrested and incarcerated, turned into an Anti-LE race riot. Which caused quite a bit of property damage, and some lost lives.
All that the public will see is some little kid getting beat up by a big bad cop. That alone will change the outcome of any trial. Christ, that kids' lucky he didn't take a nightstick upside the head. Really, other than the verbal sideshow, The officer handled that just right. Also, i'd like to add: If that guy had asked for another unit to assist right away, that might have gone differently. More police might have kept the other kids, and the girl, from getting involved like they did.