From the moment he made contact with the officer's face (criminal assault), he had it coming.
Doesn't justify what he did. The poke was battery on a LEO, but pretty damn minor. Could have gone hands-on and cuffed him. The bitch slap (while funny) was out of line and unprofessional.From the moment he made contact with the officer's face (criminal assault), he had it coming.
Even his partner looked surprised.Justified, yes. Legal, maybe not. If it was an instant reaction, I think it would be different. He waited a pretty good amount of time before retaliating. I'm not sure how that works though.
Justified, yes. Legal, maybe not. If it was an instant reaction, I think it would be different. He waited a pretty good amount of time before retaliating. I'm not sure how that works though.