I think this officer got caught up in the excitement and used poor judgment. For selling loose cigarettes, this man shouldn't have been thrown to the ground even if he did resist a little.
I don't see this as a racial thing. There was a black female police Sergeant overseeing this whole incident. I am sorry to see Obama throwing all police under the bus on these cases after he relied so heavily on the police unions to help get him elected. In theFerguso case I am completely on the side of the officer.