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Originally Posted by terminator
I don't get it? The video proved nothing. The cop in that video IMO was acting completely appropriately; I didn't see any punches flying (from the cop), knees to the suspect, it was a clean arrest despite the struggle.
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It was intended to show that even a video isn't always a good witness. You look at the first video, and it looks like (or, given how reactionary some folks are) the cop jumps on the suspect for no reason whatsoever. After all, we have video! The cops on top! Must be his fault. But the second video shows the reason the fight started in the first place.
The post was meant to show that saying "Well this witness is correct!" is a difficult thing, as you may not even get the full/right story with a video.
FWIW, I think that the cop in the video did an amazing job. But if all you saw was the dash cam video, I can imagine the uproar about cops attacking innocent people.