It's not just our Overlords in Washington who believe they're above the law, because apparently, the cops think they're above the law too.
What I see is, a young girl trying to protect herself from being assaulted (by a cop), and a friend who tries to help her. Jaywalking? C'mon.
In a civilized society, a cop wouldn't get physically aggressive with a mere jaywalker to begin with, but we don't hold our government to any set of moral standards anymore. Do we? They ARE the moral standard.
The government is now the right and wrong, the alpha and omega. Law has replaced morality. Legislation has replaced God. We're down with Locke, and up with Hobbes!
Seattle officer punches girl in face during jaywalking stop
SEATTLE -- Seattle police are investigating what they call an assault of an officer in South Seattle.
However, a police officer is seen punching a 17-year-old girl in the face during the incident captured by a video camera on Monday.
According to Seattle police, the incident began when an officer spotted a man jaywalking in the 3100 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. at approximately 3:10 p.m. The man was some 15 feet away from a pedestrian overpass, police said.
The officer was talking to the man when he saw four young women jaywalk across the same street at the same spot. The officer asked the women to step over to his patrol car, but the women were being "verbally antagonistic toward the officer," according to officials.
One of the women, later identified as a 19 year old, began to walk away from the scene despite the officer's instructions, prompting the officer to walk over to her and escort her back to his patrol car.
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