Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Yeah, but the thing is nobody is even claiming he did anything other than what we've heard already. The real police let him go, the mall fired one of the guards.

If he actually did something like punched a mall cop or was waving around his reefer scissors, then tough break pal, you got a little roughed up and you probably deserved it for taking a swing or acting crazy.

If all he did was mouth off as he was leaving the mall (which is the story that nobody seems to be disputing), then mall cops don't have the right to whip his ass, "active resistance" or not. They shouldn't even be touching the guy to give him a chance to resist.