If the cop was a mind reader, she would have known that she was looking at a blank slate, but as it was, all the cop saw was someone with a knife.

Because the video begins to shake at 0:39, the allegation that she was slammed is questionable. It just may be that the recorder of the incident was an opportunist looking to cash in on what will surely be debated as a racial incident.

The fault of this lies with the daughter. Where was she when all this was going on?

She is as culpable of negligence as one who leaves a child or a dog alone in a car. There is no mention as to how long the old lady was left in the car or what the temperature inside the vehicle was.

There is no judgmen...

If the cop was a mind reader, she would have known that she was looking at a blank slate, but as it was, all the cop saw was someone with a knife.

Because the video begins to shake at 0:39, the allegation that she was slammed is questionable. It just may be that the recorder of the incident was an opportunist looking to cash in on what will surely be debated as a racial incident.

The fault of this lies with the daughter. Where was she when all this was going on?

She is as culpable of negligence as one who leaves a child or a dog alone in a car. There is no mention as to how long the old lady was left in the car or what the temperature inside the vehicle was.

There is no judgment in police actions anymore, just force to obey.

I'm not sure what is meant by this remark, but it has been my experience that when one encounters a police officer, it is best to make sure that "empty" hands are clearly visible and, to defer to the authority he or she represents.

If people want to persist in denigrating police as "scumbags," creating an "Us" versus "Them" paradigm, their expectations will be soon realized.

Well, thanks to the trained monkey operating the camera, it's impossible to tell from that footage whether the woman was knocked down, or if she just fell. To me, it looks more like the latter. Perhaps a little too much zeal was used in getting her to let go of the knife once she was down, but it certainly wasn't "scumbag"-level. As someone who as worked with senior citizens, even the most frail elder can have a remarkable about of strength; especially when they're gripping something. It seemed to me, more than anything, that the crowd aggravated the situation, making the poor woman even more confused.

All in all, it looked like it was about an equal probability of either police brutality, ...

Well, thanks to the trained monkey operating the camera, it's impossible to tell from that footage whether the woman was knocked down, or if she just fell. To me, it looks more like the latter. Perhaps a little too much zeal was used in getting her to let go of the knife once she was down, but it certainly wasn't "scumbag"-level. As someone who as worked with senior citizens, even the most frail elder can have a remarkable about of strength; especially when they're gripping something. It seemed to me, more than anything, that the crowd aggravated the situation, making the poor woman even more confused.

All in all, it looked like it was about an equal probability of either police brutality, or mob-manufactured distortion of the situation. Without a better view of the situation; like from the police dashboard camera, I'd be disinclined to call it Police Brutality yet; and most certainly not "Scumbag Cops".