Note that the bystander claimed things which the tape proved weren’t true. This has happened often in other cases of alleged police brutality, one example being the Mike Brown case.
Via BPR:
This is one case where getting the whole picture made the difference.
A video recorded by a bystander of two Kansas police officers wrestling a man on the ground began to go viral for purportedly showing police engaging in excessive force — until the cops provided their own videos.
While footage of the “brutality,” shot by the bystander looked rough, it started when the suspect John Harrison, 30, was already on the ground and police were attempting to handcuff him. What it didn’t show was what initially caused the rough response from police.
