Whenever a “police brutality” video surfaces I’m always surprised by the number of people that side with the cop. The last time I checked, jaywalking wasn’t probably cause to get arrested or punched in the face.
Witnesses pictured in the video have stated that a crosswalk was only 15 feet away from where the lady had jaywalked. Had the cop been taken out of this scenario, then all would be fine. The woman would have crossed the street and nobody would be hurt.
Of course, there are always those people that say cops should “never be treated in such a way” but when it comes down to it, police are people just like us. A uniform shouldn’t give you power to enforce for the sake of enforcing- there should be a real purpose behind it.
If anything, this incident proves how ridiculous jaywalking laws are.
