Even with an active staffing crisis SPD can well afford to lose this asshole

This is a good day for the SPD to fire someone.

They are just now, after nearly 6 months, opening an investigation into a violent assault against a handcuffed victim captured on video and had officers at the scene? So has he been on active duty (endangering others) or paid vacation all this time? Anyone else would have been arrested and booked immediately with such clearcut evidence.

@2: Good day for hiring too.

Whether it's true or not, this cop thinks his penis is too small. So he overcompensates by demanding that others comply with his wishes, as this will demonstrate that he is "man" enough. Becoming a cop was just the logical career choice for him.

@5: The subject did appear to be agitated. Wandering around, swiveling his head back and forth. So it's not beyond reason to direct him to be seated. It's more difficult to lunge at someone while handcuffed from a seated position.

But this doesn't excuse the officer from intentionally knocking him down.

The Law
IS the fucking
LAW & if you can-
not Accept THAT how
on Earth will you Ever be
able to Survive an El trumpfster
"Presidency"? the Fascist's ain't 'coming'

they're
Already
here. so
comply!

and we'll ALL
Get Along Famously.

@6, even though I wasn't there and video doesn't capture all info, I have worked with many an agitated person in close proximity (mental health treatment housing) and the handcuffed dude's overall physicality wouldn't have had me at more than a moderate level of concern at best, and I'm not trained/equipped like Officer Tough Guy.

Cop gonna do what a cop gonna do.

Expect violence. Expect racism. Expect over-reaction.

Oh, and expect the cop to lie about it, too.

“Police Officer Throws Handcuffed 58-Year-Old Man to the Ground”

Worst HUMP! Film. Ever.