Most police probably join the force because they want to protect and serve. Unfortunately for them, videos of good policework don't often make it on to the internets. What's even more unfortunate, is that videos such as the one of the two fine upstanding offeces above are all too common. Just imagine all the good peace keeping work these guys get up to that goes unrecorded.
Officer Punchnkick in the video up there reportedly tried to turn off the dashcam before practicing his Cop Fu on the 66 yr old man. Apparently he understands the mechanics of a dashcam about as well as he understands his job, because technicians were able to salvage the footage of him busy doing the work of Florida's finest. That may be proper police procedure in Florida for how to deal with a "non Caucasian combatant", so maybe they shouldn't be judged so harshly. There's no sound, perhaps the old guy was audibly begging to be kicked in the crotch.
Respect to anyone who puts their life on the line to serve the public, but individuals who uphold the law shouldn't be above it; some would argue they should be held to an even higher standard. The again, those officers might argue that people (especially males of the darker persuasion) should just stop walking around asking to be beaten all the time.
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