State troopers from Mass., N.H. arrested and charged with assault after video showed officers punchi

[Midnight Writer]

8. I am sure I will get blasted here for this, but personally I have no problem with a little "tune-up"

in certain situations. This guy went for miles at high speeds, endangering the civilians in the area and the cops trying to stop him. You know the adrenaline is rushing in these cops who just risked their lives trying to stop this maniac and if the culprit (and there is absolutely zero chance that this guy is innocent) gets knocked around a little, well, then he shouldn't be a violent criminal leading a high speed chase.

Thankfully no one was killed. Neither the criminal nor the civilians and cops he endangered.

Maybe not a purely professional police action, but in my opinion an understandable one.

Misdemeanor assault, maybe? The history of the cops should of course be taken into consideration, but this doesn't appear to be a Rodney King type assault where the guy was beaten and stomped in to pulp.

My personal experience comes into play here. When I was in high school, a drunk running from the cops slammed into a car carrying four teenage girls from my class. Killed them all. The guy was out of prison in three years. Cops see this kind of thing happen, and I can't hold it against them for being seriously, seriously pissed at this guy.