I suspect the officer who set that off wishes he'd been a little calmer and patient too.
Which one "set it off?"
One cop says something like "we need to seperate these people for questioning" and then dad says something like "that is not happening." Fight breaks out. I guess I'm not seeing anything that says one officer "set this off." Something happened behind the group to set the fight off, reports are that a derelict threw a punch. Responsibility for this event is squarely on the band of derelicts.
That is always the case. It is always the fault of the civilian(s).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/poste...dont-want-to-get-hurt-dont-challenge-me/"Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don’t want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you. Don’t argue with me, don’t call me names, don’t tell me that I can’t stop you, don’t say I’m a racist pig, don’t threaten that you’ll sue me and take away my badge. Don’t scream at me that you pay my salary, and don’t even think of aggressively walking towards me."
here is an incident where the perp got what they asked for when they pushed the officer:
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1115381
