re: BRPD on video punching juvenile at Earth Day - UPDATE in the OP

It looks to me the kid had both hands behind his back and then gets his right hand out to protect himself from the punches from the cop.

I do not know what happened before that, but it looked like the cop did not have to punch the kid.

I have been grabbed by the police in the Quarter when a big fight broke out. I was not involved but I was grab by one cop and then another I had to do everything in my power to not seem like I was resisting bc I was being pulled all over the place by multiple cops. Only time that has happened to me and it was really scary.

Any other encounter with the police I have always been Yes Sir and No Sir and did everything they asked. I have never been hit by a cop.