South Carolina? Par for the course. Even after all that his boss tried to stick up for him according to the article:
Sheriff Leon Lott initially backed Derrick — disagreeing with Columbia Police — saying that he had authority to make an arrest, suggesting that Ball was “resisting.” ... After a week of pressure and reasoning, Sheriff Lott placed Derrick on leave without pay, according to WISTV.
And people doubt that America is becoming a police state? What would the result have been if there were no witnesses with a camera? The young woman would be in jail and probably facing prison for resisting arrest. In fact it would have been much worse without witnesses. What we see here is an example of the US police mentality. The local judge, elected of course as most US judges are, would have sent her away.
The article says:
Fortunately everyone made it out of the tense situation alive, and Derrick did not go further with trying to abduct the woman. But what should be done when officers attack? Capturing cell phone video is good for evidence, but at what point is it necessary and justified to physically intervene with an “assault and battery” in progress, assuming the assailant is an armed and dangerous government agent?
Not the land of the free any more. When you look at the American South, it has always been a cruel place not to be part of the "in" culture. The word "******" is still in regular public use.
