>This happened right down the road from me, and it shouldn't come as a
>surprise. Cops, campus and metro, apparently believe they can get away with
>this type of brutal conduct. Not that cop violence is anything new, but with
>the introduction of tasers, it seems there's an upswing in
>beat-down/deal-with-it-later actions. The war state will always assert its
>authority. And our friends the Dems will call for more cops on the streets.
>Not the most promising future around.
>
There's something else going on here too: these are not cops, they're
wannabe cops and for that reason need to prove that they're tougher and
meaner ....
Joanna