One thing that seems to happen a LOT in today's society is the Court of Public Opinion acting as though it knows better than the official courts, even though the former is basing its judgement on one, often deliberately slanted, news report or video - while the latter has a wealth of other evidence from which to work. I'm not saying that the police are necessarily right just because they're police, but I am saying that they're not necessarily wrong just because some video makes them appear in a bad light. The courts aren't perfect either, but at least they have a lot more information.

This woman may and may not have done anything wrong. The police may and may not have acted unprofessionally. But whichever way it is, I think the big kerfuffles over small amounts of information are wrong. If you want to solve problems of corruption, unprofessional activity, abuse of power, etc, the best way to do it is to get all the facts - court transcripts, etc - and then make a calm and reasoned publication. Forums threads like this, while they may be entertaining, are not going to solve anything. Skim over this thread, and ask yourself: If I were the Chief Commissioner of Police, would this strike me as a trustworthy account of what's going on in the department?

I'd say the answer is No.