Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou
Good point. Imagine how this would've gone down without cameras present. The kid probably would have been brought in pepper-sprayed and charged with resisting arrest and every other charge on down the line.
Honestly mate, I don't think it matters. Taping will cause public outrage, but law enforcement administration and the government is always quick to step in and "correct" the "ignorant" public on the matter. The cop(s) were just doing their jobs, we don't know the whole situation, there were extenuating circumstances, they were within their rights and duties, etc etc etc. All kinds of spin and BS for actions that are clearly out of control. Couple this with how the public outrage often quickly dies down and attention goes elsewhere, and you have a situation where even public scrutiny and review doesn't make a difference. It's scary.