update...
well, my view has changed slightly. A partial police report has been issued that was written before any of the officers knew there was a videotape admits that he punched the kid and said that the reason for the punch in the face is that the kid, while handcuffed, grabbed and squeezed the cop's testicles. If that is true, (it can't be seen on the video because of the camera's placement) then the punch WAS DEFINITELY warranted.
Now, let's all try to remember that this IS NOT a racial issue, but because this kid was black, this is national news. If this kid had been white, and in the same circumstances, this story would've barely even made the police log in the local newspaper, nevermind local news. Now we've got Al Sharpton and Johnnie Cochran, and they're going to turn this thing into a fucking circus.
If it's true that the kid grabbed the guy by his balls, he certianly deserved the whack...
well, my view has changed slightly. A partial police report has been issued that was written before any of the officers knew there was a videotape admits that he punched the kid and said that the reason for the punch in the face is that the kid, while handcuffed, grabbed and squeezed the cop's testicles. If that is true, (it can't be seen on the video because of the camera's placement) then the punch WAS DEFINITELY warranted.
Now, let's all try to remember that this IS NOT a racial issue, but because this kid was black, this is national news. If this kid had been white, and in the same circumstances, this story would've barely even made the police log in the local newspaper, nevermind local news. Now we've got Al Sharpton and Johnnie Cochran, and they're going to turn this thing into a fucking circus.
If it's true that the kid grabbed the guy by his balls, he certianly deserved the whack...