That seems to be one motive behind police barbarities. When they beat someone up or put him in a stranglehold, it's a "righteous" reaction to someone who has annoyed them in some way. He ran, or he gave 'em the finger, or whatever. That's when they put aside their job description and let go with the frustration and wrath of the emotionally immature. Or so it seems.
The latest video evidence of police brutality in New York City comes not via a bystander with a smartphone but from good old-fashioned surveillance footage. DNAinfo has the disturbing tape showing two officers catching up to 16-year-old Kahreem Tribble in Bed Stuy, just after 2 a.m. on August 29. The first cop takes a big swing at Tribble’s face and misses. As the teen backs into a security grate with his hands up, the second officer runs up, gun drawn, and smashes him in the teeth with the weapon. Once on the ground, Tribble gets hit again. ...DailyIntel
Thing is, Tribble made the police chase him. That's embarrassing. So, finally --panting and probably uttering un-Christian words and generally feeling put-out, they get him. So t'hell with the rules! They have a right to smash his face, don't they?
No, they don't. Not even if they are, at best, badly-parented nine-year-olds. Which is what they resemble.
They're under criminal investigation...
