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Video never "speaks for itself." It does not show what happened before or after. It does not show what happened outside the focus of the camera. This one does not contain an audio track.

Video can also be tampered with, though I see no evidence that that happened in this case.

From what I've read in news reports on other sites, the actions of this officer do appear to be inexcusable. He had other non-lethal means available if the woman threatened him. He had backup on the scene.

Having lived half my life on the South Side of Chicago, I am familiar with police brutality. I abhor it and think it should be punished harshly. However, I am also skeptical of the way the media handle such cases.

- Jim

Elvis wrote:The system seems to be taking care of this one...

It does.

We can't rely upon incomplete and inflammatory news reports. The courts will figure it out, maybe in a couple of years.

- Jim

No, I don't. Where do you stand?

- Jim

OK, for those who don't want to sit through a commercial and a video, here's a print story: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/natio ... ion=recent

A police officer in Yonkers, New York, was videoed slamming a woman to the floor. The story linked above says,

Authorities said Simoes was trying to keep the 44-year-old woman from interfering with emergency medical technicians who were assisting her niece, who had been hit in the head with a bottle.

The story calls the location a restaurant, though it looks like a bar to me.

The officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury. The exact charge is not stated.

The woman has now filed a federal lawsuit against the police department.

A whole bunch of bad decisions led up to this incident.

Do you really think it's a good idea to use a weapon against a police officer? Good luck with that.

- Jim