That officer was an idiot and got what he deserved.
Do you want to be judged by any group that you are in (sex, race, profession, hometown, etc.) by what an individual person might do?
Should any group be judged by individuals?
Why should I or any other officer be judged by this idiot?
Again, name 10,000 crooked or abusive officers and it is 1%. Name 20,000 and it is 2% and so on.
How many school teachers have been in the news recently for committing sexual assault of a child? In fact we have had several cases locally and likely way more than any officers in this area.... and the teachers are wearing camera or having car videos running. Why no threads of abusive or teachers abusing children? How about the nurses that kill patients or steal their drugs?
And lastly, even though in my first sentence I said the officer was wrong and got what he deserved, I will hear some in this forum claim yet again that I and others always cover for officers. It has never been true and will remain so. The main difference is that I want to see proof just like we demand for everyone else.