And if the guy in custody did that, he deserves - and will get - far worse than that officer gave. But meting out punishment isn’t our role, and stuff like this brings the profession as a whole into disrepute and makes it incrementally harder for everyone else. You don’t get to abuse those in custody just because they did terrible things,; full stop. Dude was cuffed, defenceless, and under control.One of those cases where the cop is totally in the wrong and deserves to be fired. When you find out the kid he hit murdered a 42 year old woman and her 6 year old son some might think the cop should have hit him harder to make it worth it.
And yes, I’ve had someone in custody who had beaten a teenage girl to death.