But, if you're a police officer getting the sh*t kicked out of you, wouldn't you want your assailants cuffed and the back of a cruiser, like, instantly? And don't you have the power to make that happen?
(I feel it sounds like I'm attacking cops with a broad brush here, and I'm not. I have two close friends that are cops. And I'm an Irish Catholic guy from the northeast, so obviously my family has had a cop or two in it.)