Not all cops are bad cops. Nor are they all good. This is true in all respects.
And like other things, it seems the bad is what we hear first.
Do I condone what happened to this kid? O heck no.
Yes cops have to put up with alot of crap from different people, yet this is part of the job. If a cop can't control his or hers temper, they need to be in a different occupation.
Their has been instances all over liike the one mentioned.
Their has also been instances of where cops were killed, simply for wearing that uniform.
One does not equal justice for the other. Wrong is wrong.
Myself I have no desire to be a police officer. Your in a catch 22 situation. darned if you do, darned if you don't.
I appreciate the officers we have and I may not agree with them all the time, yet I am glad to have them around..

kim