I think most of us agree, 99% of the time if I see someone getting their butt kicked by the police, I just assume they had it coming. Unless it's something absolutely absurd, I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the officer.
In this circumstance though, I have to disagree.
Like I said...they could have taken him by the arm, and stepped aside to talk with him. They could had an officer or two stand and chat with him, while the rest of the group carried on to where they were going. He's a senior, and his physical condition should automatically be something they notice and respect. (You don't go hands on with a grandma the same way you do as a 25yo crackhead)
Falling back on your snowboard and hitting your head, isn't quite the same thing as getting shoved backwards/off balance by a group of cops and smashing your head on the concrete when your clearly a senior. And then have that same group continue on their way, as you lay there bleeding profusely from the ears.
Like I said, most of the time (here in Canada) I am happy to give the benefit of the doubt to the officer if some idiot ends up getting smacked upside the head.
This isn't one of those situations though. And their timing COULD NOT BE DUMBER than doing that to someone who wasn't presenting a physical threat, at a protest about police violence.
