It's hard to tell what was going on in that video. The old "kick in the face" routine never looks good, but since we don't know what happened, and with all those drunk rednecks screaming and yelling, we probably never will.
We do see what happened in this one though...
via Jalopnik
http://jalopnik.com/5946658/the-dall...been-suspended
Never mind that many of the people he was riding with were doing unsafe and/or illegal things. Chris Moore had been minding the letter of the law. As a result, the officer who arrested Moore and confiscated his helmet cam as "evidence" has been suspended without pay for 38 days by the Dallas Sheriff's Office.
Unfortunately for Sheriff's Deputy James Westbrook, the only evidence turned up by Moore's helmet cam was video used against him to show that he stopped Moore for no reason before seizing his property without a warrant. Moore wasn't speeding and riding with a helmet cam is legal. Westbrook arrested Moore because he "couldn't see his license plate."
The "He Didn't Kiss The Cop's Ass So He Had It Coming Defense" is a favorite of mine, so I'll be thanking anyone who comes up with a variation of that.
But! Since the Officer was disciplined by the police force, and we all know that despite video evidence to the contrary, the police officer did nothing wrong, we have a conundrum. Who, other than the guy that was arrested, is in the wrong? The officer, or the police force itself?