But being an officer of the law is a very much different job. It’s wrong to pass it off as being akin to stealing notepads or eating food behind the cooking line or whatever. These people should be held to the absolute highest standard. There is no way I could hold myself to this standard, one of the many reasons I didn’t pursue a career in a LEO.
That cop should face the exact same penalty as whatever that man would have faced had he punched a cop in the face. Assaulting a police officer is way worse than assault alone. You should be forced to face the same protection you enjoy because of your job, should you decide to abuse it.