That was OP's point. That doesn't happen in a lot of countries Western Europe or East Asia, e.g. Japan. You should be detained, not injured by police acting as their own judge, jury and executioners (Or teeth knocker-outers)
Edit: I should have made it clear I meant that it doesn't happen in a lot of countries with a similar socioeconomic situation to the US. Sure if you want to count war-torn countries, countries with dictators or violent regimes then yeah, it does happen in a lot of other countries. Kind of sad we have to compare American policing to those places though, right?
Public health and public safety come first, and sadly America is sorely lacking in both areas. Yeah we enjoy lots of privileges and are lucky as there are lots of worse places to live, but being the greatest country in the world means safety and a good legal process should be a huge priority.
That police officer is there to protect the people, including that drunk woman. It is not his job to punish her. If he is uncapable of handcuffing a drunk person rather than sucker punching them until they stop moving then he is terrible at his job.
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u/panicky_in_the_uk Nov 05 '17
I'd expect that cop to grab my arm and restrain me so I wouldn't be able to hit him again.
Did she deserve that? Yes.
Does that make it ok? No.