Yep.. that's Oregon State Troopers for ya. One time my dad was driving me from summercamp back to a recital I had that night in Portland, got pulled over for speeding and was issued a ticket so he decided to fight it, meaning driving all the way back down to Triangle Lake, which is like 150 miles from Portland, and the trooper never even showed up to the hearing, despite coming off as the meanest kind of state trooper you usually only see in movies.

Thanks to the helmet & gloves, I can't tell if this was justified or not.

Was the motorcyclist white or black?

The cop was wrong to slam into the parked motorcycle and it was absolutely wrong of him to kick the guy, especially since it looked like the guy was in the middle of compliantly trying to lie down when the kick came.

The rider did repeatedly pass people illegally, though. He crossed the double line twice and never signaled. That doesn't excuse the cop at all. The excessive force is completely unjustified. Pulling the motorcycle over was called for, though.

is there feliway for cops so that they can deal with the adrenaline high of the pursuit

Servin' and protectin'

I'll say one thing for LEO's: most are very good at turning situations in which someone could have been hurt into situations where someone gets hurt.

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33955359-75/federal-jury-ru les-in-favor-of-speeding-motorcyclist-against-oregon-state-police- trooper.html.csp

Edwards acknowledged in his testimony that Wilkens had begun to comply with his commands when he landed the kick, but said he was unable to stop the kick because he “already had the muscles fired” in his right leg.

I wonder who he's kicking from 30 years ago.

Holy shit, he looks exactly like the asshole cop even the other cops hated from Super Troopers.

Nobody will ever read this, but say you're that committed to getting away? Flip a U-turn after just a bit of distance.