IdeoFunk

Personally, I think Halanna offered a really important perspective on this topic given the above discussion. From my own experiences I can genuinely say that I've known some admirable people pursue a career as an officer for the right reasons; that is to help protect society. Further, this was a really unique and dramatic situation overall. This wasn't just some cop beating someone down for smoking a reefer. This involved an intense chase where some loser could have easily killed any number of innocent people solely because he was scum. I don't know but for some reason this sort of situation really bothers me. As well, I think it's crazy to expect a cop to not be emotionally revved up after having to engage in such a chase.

Without a doubt, yes, what he did was completely and totally wrong; both the kick and the high-five. And yea he should definitely be harshly reprimanded for this. But NO the situation is not just like you kicking someone laying face down in the head.... unless you can perhaps show undeniable evidence that this person has just jeopardized the lives of others and yourself. And without a doubt I think the appropriate course of punishment should reflect what type of record this guys had with the force.