Video: Cop punching a handcuffed man in back of police car
Chris Spags Police regularly get accused of overstepping their bounds but it’s hard to fault them given the pressure they’re under to not only keep people safe, but also protect their own lives. But then you see a video like this one of a police officer punching a handcuffed man in the back of the police cruiser and it may be a bit difficult to take the cop’s side.
To be fair, you can also see what the cop had a problem with. The guy was doing something to the window and it may have looked like he was trying to kick it out. It also appears as though the cop tells him to stop doing that but the man continued to do it anyway. So there’s at least some vague sort of rationale there for the cop.
But still, if you’re a cop at this point, don’t you realize there are cameras on you ALL THE TIME? If you’re going to insist on beating and tasering people, at least drag their head to look at one of the cameras afterward and go, “Gotcha! You’re on Candid Police Camera!” Then you both can share a laugh and you go back to beating him bloody and he’ll think, “Hey, at least I’m in on the fun.”
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