: My intention was NOT to incite a flame war at all here. �Nor did I wish to step on your delicate sensibilities.

I didn't take your perspective as a flame war, and didn't intend to launch one on you. There is nothing delicate about my sensabilities. I would have done much more to someone that busted my nads - but that's why I don't run around with a 9mm on my hip and a badge on my chest.

: doesn't it seem a little premature to go jumping to the conclusion that they grossly mishandled it based on the skimpy evidence at hand? Mr. Jackson did NOT get a savage beating in the same manner as Rodney King. �

Last time something like this happened a whole neighborhood went up in flames. It is not a matter of conclusions, it is a matter of perceptions. If a minority group believe that they are being targeted with violence, then that is the only conclusion we should be concerned with.

: On the other hand, I'd be curious to know exactly how you would have handled such a situation. �Perhaps you would have invited Mr. Jackson to discuss it over a latte?

Gee, could I just put the handcuffed person into the back of the car? Coffee or a whipping are the only alternatives?

: All I'm saying here is that I'm extremely tired of the way the media sensationalizes every story long before the facts get sorted out.

I'm tired of the fact that the only time the allegations of police brutality get the spotlight is when there is some indisputable evidence such as video. If you were a TV producer do you really think that you'd wait for all the facts before airing it?

: Unfortunately Kravitz, the problem runs deeper than an occasional over zealous cop. IMO (and that's all it is), much deeper.

Yes, it is far more than just occasional. Police far too often act like they are above the law - that they are around to scare and dominate rather than protect and serve.