re: JP cop vs LaPlace HS student UPDATE

Whatever the kid did before, the cop repeatedly punched him when the kid was under the cop's control. The cop should not only be fired but also prosecuted for battery. Issues such as when if ever the cop identified himself or whether the kid incited anything or was or wasn't drunk are entirely separate issues. The video shows a grown cop holding a boy down and beating him. The only thing the boy is doing with his one free hand is trying to protect himself from being choked and hit. He is in no way a threat to the cop. The cop here has crossed over to where he is as much a criminal as any other post parade brawler.