I tried to pick videos according to Haraldo's original post, i.e. that you don't have to do anything wrong in order to get beaten by the police. I also tried to pick clips that resulted in the suspension or dismissal of the officers involved and/or where large financial settlements were won by the victims. My comments were meant to suggest that in the old days, i.e. pre-YouTube, all of these criminal officers would have hidden behind the thin blue line and lied through their teeth about the events that took place, blaming the victim for an unprovoked and illegal beating.
There are many, many more incidents of brutal police beatings that may have
arguably had an initial fault lying with the victim's behavior that ultimately go way, way beyond the bounds of legitimate force. Here's a couple of examples of this particular case.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KM1ukwBGv4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caqUjZdWHJ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqbmasNeOmM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNxN2ASusvE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc57ZJ8nVpg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hUGuy0wuY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2yT32nOxWA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNPuVh5eACw&feature=related
Here's one where, in fact, the officer assaulted the victim completely unprovoked then charged the victim with battery to make the victim appear to be at fault, just like the old days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixvrMGIPOpk&feature=related
Shall I go on??????????
For the record, I do support the police in all their lawful activities. Yet I have no tolerance, zero, zilch, nada, for those officers who cross the line into discreditable, unnecessary or unrestrained violence against citizens.