You can tell who would be the types to stand by and watch as somebody else gets beaten.  The police are trained individuals, a lot of them are now being trained in Gracey type CQB, the same hand to hand fighting style being taught to the US Special Forces. If he were an off duty police officer he wouldn't need to attack in such a vicious manner. He is trained to a.) Protect himself and the general public and b.) At the same time use necessary force to bring order and enforce the law. Beating an unarmed man OR woman when it is no longer necessary is not right.

There is a line that must not be crossed. I believe these individuals have crossed it. It is obvious that the last poster as well as others know absolutely nothing about law enforcement except from what the see on TV. The single most important thing that must be understood is that the preservation of ALL human life is the number one priority for law enforcement. This is the idea for which our laws are instituted and ONLY when another threatens someone’s life must a police officer make that terrible decision to take the life of the guilty to protect that of the innocent.

Arcadia, you are brave, not stupid. You didn’t stand around trying to think of clever terms like “wimpdomhood”. You didn’t wait for the evening news to see if she was a threat earlier in the day. You saw a small woman getting beaten senseless and acted on what is right and what is wrong and for that you should be applauded. The “do nothing crowd” should be ashamed. You have a lot of "jewels" and are very courageous :)

 

"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."