My what a blessing and example the Christians there could’ve be by standing up for her; by, heaven forbid, acting Christ-like! But those aren’t Christian protesters- they aren’t even Christians. Christ didn’t put political pressure on Caesar to ban prostitution. He talked with a prostitute- defended her from idiots with stones not unlike the idiots above with the signs.

Those anti-gay idiots wouldn’t be satisfied if a gay converted willfully. Christ’s love isn’t the answer for these “Christians”. Only the almighty hand of the Federal Government deserves their loyalty.

- An Ashamed Christian

Though calling a woman bitch is not stellar police behavior, the officer in question was antagonized. We have no clue what else she said to this man. I do know that protesters, including those with Code Pink, are trained to use language not to support their mantra but to push others over the edge in order show how the government and/or police are against them.

Getting whacked on the head is a badge of honor and pride for this woman. It fed her ego.

The officer overstepped his authority by believing he is allowed to assualt other human beings because he wears a uniform, plain and simple.

Thanks for getting it right. I wish there had been someone interested in the truth back in teh good ole hey-days of “police brutality” phobia run amuck. Amen and amen.

Yes the cop screwed up. He lost his cool, and is going to get at least admin off of this. But before you go critizing him for “beating up on a little lady”, just remember she’s not alone and this wasn’t an isolated incident. That cop had been on the short end of a long day of verbal abuse, incidental harrassment, and tension. That doesn’t excuse what he did, but please spare me the police brutality claims. She wasn’t minding her own business when bully boys in blue attacked her. She deliberately aggravated an already tense situation, with predictable results. If you want to see undue malice, go on youtube and search under south+korean+riot+police to see what real hard cases do. This was just a poor schmuck who had a momentary lapse in judgement and is now going to pay for it, while the grandstanding little princess will receive a hero’s reward.

Oh, and Herb, not that it in any way justifies the hit, but she WAS literally asking for it. I believe the phrase on the video is “F*&king do it again!” Well, there you go.

Good job, Zombie. While sure police brutality (when occurs) is a disturbing matter, it is also true that often their reactions are justified (if not outright, deliberately provoked for further exploitation). It is a matter of common sense to stay away from melees or incensed crowds with agendae: that young lady was silly enough to expect applauses and cheers in those circumstances – group hysteria & stressed-out cops. Garcia was/is clearly a trouble maker out to score points, and Alicia Forrest an obnoxious girl.
A revisiting of what happened last year in Los Angeles in McArthur Park (on Cinco de Mayo) illustrates on a larger scale this type of situation.
The Daily Kos and Michael Moore have found another martyr.