There's nothing more natural than struggling to get away from armed goons that have a long history of opression & brutality (including murder).

For the less intelligent among us, yes.

For the less intelligent among us, yes.

The people watching too. I've yet to read a single story where the spectators kicked the cop's asses. I'm waiting for one where another cop arrests the ones doing the beating, too.

I don't know that I believe that only the unintelligent would resist/struggle. I think it's quite possible for even "intelligent" people to become emotional (e.g: angry, fearful, etc.) about certain situations (e.g: unlawful arrest). I've read some real horror stories that would likely upset even the most enlightened amongst our species. There were, in my opinion, justifiable uprisings in this country (e.g: Laborers &/or Socialists) that helped to bring about a certain amount of positive change & often times their methods went far beyond mere resistance. The police & even the armed forces (those that didn't resign) were often used as a weapon against said movements. It's only recently that many states have made it illegal to use violence against someone that's unlawfully arresting you (nowadays we just sue them afterwards). I would also argue that Harvard Professor Louis Gates, who "resisted arrest", is a rather intelligent person. I recognize the fact that you were probably referring to "struggling to get away" moreso than "resisting" but there's quite a bit of overlap there.

The concept of resisiting arrest is ridiculous. There's nothing more natural than struggling to get away from armed goons that have a long history of opression & brutality (including murder).

I like how, in many places in the "first world", taking pictures of the police is a crime.
How the **** did we let that happen?

Totally off topic:

When I was in high school we had an RCMP officer visit one of my classes. She knew that many of us were curious about firearms, but she wasn't going to let teenagers pass around a loaded gun! No, that'd be crazy illegal.

Instead, she gave her unloaded pistol to someone at the front of the class, to pass back, and gave the loaded magazine to someone at the back of the class, to pass forward.

Honestly, that's quite a small portion of police brutality incidents given how much police activity there is everyday, if you are trying to use this as evidence to support your claim. I'm sure there's a lot more, but using a page that lists 75 incidents is pretty trivial. I'd say that's a startling good rate, considering the position the police are in. Just like I'm startled everyday about how relatively "little" car accidents we have in America.

Obviously I don't agree with brutality or force of ANY kind by anybody, and its pretty obvious that this cop was a pretty bad guy, but to paint the police as "armed goons" that have a long history of brutality is slightly naive. It's not even slightly accurate, and using THAT Wiki page as evidence is also a huge huge huge huge monster jump to a conclusion. Since when is a sample of 75 incidents representative of a population that through history is well above probably 20 million. There's somewhere around I think ~700k cops at all levels in the entire country. Now extrapolate that out to how many unique cops we've had over 100 years. I'd wager that the majority of those cops are perfectly decent people.

While the prevalence of police brutality in the United States is not comprehensively documented, statistics on police brutality are much less available. The few statistics that exist include a 2006 Department of Justice report, which showed that out of 26,556 citizen complaints about excessive use of police force among large U.S. agencies (representing 5% of agencies and 59% of officers) in 2002, about 2000 were found to have merit.[SUP][20][/SUP]Other studies have shown that most police brutality goes unreported. In 1982, the federal government funded a "Police Services Study," in which over 12,000 randomly selected citizens were interviewed in three metropolitan areas. The study found that 13.6 percent of those surveyed claimed to have had cause to complain about police service (including verbal abuse, discourtesy and physical abuse) in the previous year. Yet only 30 percent of those who acknowledged such brutality filed formal complaints.[SUP][21][/SUP] A 1998 Human Rights Watch report stated that in all 14 precincts it examined, the process of filing a complaint was "unnecessarily difficult and often intimidating."[SUP][22][/SUP]
While the prevalence of police brutality in the United States is not comprehensively documented, statistics on the use of physical force by law enforcement are available. For example, an extensive U.S. Department of Justice report on police use of force released in 2001 indicated that in 1999, "approximately 422,000 people 16 years old and older were estimated to have had contact with police in which force or the threat of force was used."[SUP][23][/SUP] Research shows that measures of the presence of black and Hispanic people and majority/minority income inequality are related positively to average annual civil rights criminal complaints.[SUP][24][/SUP]
Statistics on police brutality are much less available. The few statistics that exist include a 2006 Department of Justice report, which showed that out of 26,556 citizen complaints about excessive use of police force among large U.S. agencies (representing 5% of agencies and 59% of officers) in 2002, about 2000 were found to have merit.[SUP][25][/SUP]
Other studies have shown that most police brutality goes unreported. In 1982, the federal government funded a "Police Services Study," in which over 12,000 randomly selected citizens were interviewed in three metropolitan areas. The study found that 13.6 percent of those surveyed claimed to have had cause to complain about police service (including verbal abuse, discourtesy and physical abuse) in the previous year. Yet only 30 percent of those who acknowledged such brutality filed formal complaints.[SUP][26][/SUP] A 1998 Human Rights Watchreport stated that in all 14 precincts it examined, the process of filing a complaint was "unnecessarily difficult and often intimidating."[SUP][27][/SUP]
Police brutality can be associated with racial profiling. Differences in race, religion, politics, or socioeconomic status sometimes exist between police and the citizenry. Some police officers may view the population (or a particular subset thereof) as generally deserving punishment. Portions of the population may perceive the police to be oppressors. In addition, there is a perception that victims of police brutality often belong to relatively powerless groups, such as minorities, the young, and the poor.[SUP][28][/SUP] A 1968 study in three large cities indicated that police brutality was “far from rare,” and that the most likely victim was a lower-class man of either race.[SUP][29][/SUP]
Recent Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reports confirm that prison guard brutality is common in the U.S. A 2006 Human Rights Watch report revealed that five state prison systems permit the use of aggressive, unmuzzled dogs on prisoners as part of cell removal procedures.[SUP][30][/SUP]