The brutal aftermath of a violent confrontation last Friday between the police and a man in Salinas, Calif., was captured on camera, uploaded to YouTube and shows what the police chief there described as “horrific” and “inflammatory.”
The video, which was shot in a shaky minute-and-a-half, does not show what caused several officers to repeatedly strike the man, Jose Velasco, 28, with batons while he writhed on the pavement in the middle of the street.
Just a few feet away, several lanes of stopped traffic watched the scene unfold; the video appeared to be shot through the rolled-down window of one of those cars.
I see two problems and they're somewhat independent.
One is the problem of scumbags. Actually that's both problems.
non-LEO scumbags and LEO scumbags.
There seems to be plenty, as in a vast majority, of opinion within the non-LEO community and speaking out against the scumbags within it.
Unfortunately within the LEO community there is precious little, and then only when "busted" or absolutely necessary for media reasons, speaking out much less policing of scumbags within it. We constantly here about the "good cops" that apparently are so appalled with this behavior. It's clear, they're so appalled that none of those "good cops" ever attempt to stop that behavior while it's in progress. It's always an after-the-fact pat on the back, wink-wink-nudge-nudge, "you shouldn't have done that pard."
Scumbag societal loser filth on one side, scumbag LEOs acting without any civil restraint much less human decency on the other.
Best course of action is to just keep a low profile and stay out of both of their way. Unfortunately they both come actively looking for if not outright seeking trouble from those living peacefully.