: Personally, I think this thing is WAY overblown. �

Police beating on a handcuffed minor is overblown?

: Why are people videotaping this stuff to begin with? �

Can you say "Rodney King"?

: How can we really judge if it was brutality or not? �

When someone is handcuffed and they get slammed down and then punched in the face, you don't need Judge Judy to know it's brutality (or steroid rage).

: I got roughed up by cops once when I was around 21. �Occasionally people need a good rap on the noggin. �

So, maybe the pigfuckers need a good rap on the noggin! Who's going to decide who needs it?

: Worked for me anyway.

I'm not so sure.