This may seem like a minor point, but I've noticed that in many of these videos the cops are screaming profanities. If you subscribe to the broken windows theory, as many police departments do, you could argue that allows the situation to escalate more quickly. By not training officers to exercise some restraint over something simple as using professional language, perhaps they are creating a situation where they are prone to overreact.
[+] [-] jeffbush|10 years ago|reply
Thoughts?