Heh, try to justify that beating all you will.
When a person or persons is given a position of power and authority, I expect them to live up to the responsibility that comes with it.
Police, by virtue of the profession, must be better than common thugs, violent drug addicts and whatnot.
They are expected to be trained to handle violent people and have the mental discipline to use what force is necessary to subdue a violent person.
Now, 4 guys smashing on for five minutes on a guy lying down is, in my book, excessive. They could have used a tenth of the force they used to subdue the dude.
He might have called them names, kicked, spat and hit at them. Since police officers deal, on a regular basis, with the scum of society, they are supposed to be trained on how to deal with such individuals. They are also expected to have mental discipline enough not to fall down to the levels of common street thugs.
Anyone arguing that they did not use excessive force either hasn't seen the video or has amnesia. Look at one thing and one thing only; could they have used substantially less force to subdue the man? The answer is a resounding 'yes'. That they didn't may have many reasons, including him spiting/resisting them, but the fact of the matter is that they lost self control and in turn did something illegal themselves, and in doing so violated the trust and authority put in them by the general population.
And good cops get all kind of crap based on their behavior. It's sad when a whole community is judged by the actions of a few rotten apples, but that always happens with some groups. If, however, the group doesn't distance itself from the bad apples or even try to defend their actions well then they are considered equal to 'em.
The cops I've met here have been good cops, with only one exception. There are thse who are in it for the power trip, bt that is a very small minority. They don't get enough respect, that is very true - but that doesn't in any way justify the excess of violence comitted against that no good idiot moron ****e, 3.8 million dollars and he cannot pull his shie together - truly pathetic. Still, the violence was excessive no matter how I feel about King.
Btw; this isn't a reps vs dems issue. I am sure such labelling help you to justify ignoring the other guys argument, but this has nothing to do with it. Especially as us Europeans aren't reps or dems.
