Jeez, the shit cops have to go through. Question for any US cops/lawyers on here; Say I was an onlooker and stepped in. If I hit the guy, could I be sued for assault?

Nope. If you see a cop in trouble commence to handing out the ass whooping. You won't get a ticket in that town anymore if you step up to the plate lol.

Well, I tried to help once, and they were real dicks about it. I guess it depends.

Even if you're afraid to help, do something! Why did the jackass with the video camers wait 3 minutes before calling 911?

heres to you mr cop , good job p.s. after he had that guy down he should have maced all those pussys just standing around watching.

Well at least the theif gave it a good try! A+ for effort! That cop shouldnt of been that close to him from the start so that when it did go bad he could of tazed or shot him.

Everyone in that video was a fucking useless waste of space, apart from the dude on drugs! He was the only person who was any good at what he was supposed to be good at.