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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
You're missing the point I'm trying to make. You're making the mistake of breaking every single piece of the video down into an isolated incident, when this isn't the case. I think the audio is key because really without it, we're only seeing half of the real picture.
If the woman was being rude to the officer in question (or crazy) - then all the sudden makes physical contact with the officer - in that case the officer would be justified in knocking her down. Cops have been attacked in similar conditions. If I was a cop and some crazy puts his/her hands on me in that situation, my first reaction would be to push them away from me or to the ground since the first thoughts running through my head would be "I am being attacked".
Cops have a target painted on their back in that neighborhood. As for not helping her up, can't say why they didn't. If she was being verbally abusive at that point, it was probably best to leave her there.
Again, we don't have a full picture to make an accurate judgment.
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You really are pushing it, and quite honestly looks like you never even watched the video with some of the stuff you are saying. A woman walking down the sidewalk twitching and looking drunk as hell is a threat? Did you notice each cop weighed about 250 lbs minimum?
There is no way in hell that even with audio that the cop is justified. The fact that he pushed her down and left her there speaks for itself. If you look at the video the other cops don't even notice the lady which rules out the theory that she was uttering anything. The fist instance of confrontation is when they almost ran into each other. If you can't see that from the video than you are obviously pretty biased in favor of the cops.
The video shows a clear picture and if you're hoping for a video with audio to justify the police officer in question then you're going to be waiting a long time. Cop is as guilty as they come. Open and shut case.