Send in the social workers.

[Spongebob]

Yes, Julius Sumner Miller was an inspiration for me and one of the primary reasons I took an interest in science and math, leading to my career as an engineer.  I've watched his shows over and over and they never get old.

I'm not sure what OLB's actual beliefs are about policing.  He throws up a lot of dust about training not being the solution and impossible standards, then when I share a story about a clear cut case of police brutality he cries that he has never supported the idea of violent cops.  Go figure.  When people won't or can't be clear about what they think and believe, we are left to try and surmise such conclusions from what interactions we do have.  That video clearly shows a cop willingly abusing his power and committing violence for no purpose except that he decided he wanted to do it.  That is exactly the sort of thing that should be unacceptable to society and I can't for the life of my understand why that is remotely controversial.  Police literally have life and death power over citizens and if you happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, you could be subject to serious violence even if you have done nothing wrong except being in a cops eyesight.  It has happened and will continue to happen.  That's not a high standard at all.  It should be grounds for incarceration.  Unless I'm poorly informed, our armed forces have a higher standard than this for engagement.

And for the record, I generally only engage in ad hominems as a response to those directed at me first.  That seems to be the only language that OLB (I call him WLB) understands.  When you disagree with him, he feels that's grounds to call you a bastard or any other epithet he chooses.  Seeing that, it's understandable that he sides with violent cops.  Its really the same behavior.