I could see the first hit on the guy if he was being belligerent at first, but he didnt even give the kid a chance to be compliant... usually when the cops show up with batons people can sober up pretty quick, but after that he was pretty compliant, and stepping on him like that and continuing to beat his ass like that even after he was on the ground just seems uncalled for. I know standard procedure is flat on your stomach, but c'mon, you already took his leg out and he's on his hands and knees, that's obvious submission.. you cant tell me he needed another few whacks and a foot on his back.
Then sure, I can see that the chick physically put her hands on him and in a crazy situation like that, you dont know right away if the chick had some kind of weapon or whatever, so I can see the first swing at her, the cop's gotta watch his own back.. but goin on 7 power swings in a baseball batting stance with that baton, even after she was backing away... and he was chasin her around to hit her more... I think that was a little out of hand. And I think that, after she let herself get drug by the ass of her pants with 0 resistance, slammin her off the pavement like that was beyond excessive.
I can understand the value of coming in with force and getting things under wraps as fast as possible, and these 2 were pretty obviously the aggressors in this vid, they didnt seem very resistant at all, for all the force that cop was using... especially the blinded 100lb girl with the purse in one hand...
So, the police are justified in using force to an extent, because it's necessary to control someone out of control. However, it seems some cops only have 2 dial settings, "Min" and "Max"... our tenant is a cop in a moderate sized city and he's said to me before that it's surprising how lightning quick an angry drunk person can become calm and obedient can get when a cop with a weapon shows up.