ironpony wrote:
Yeah the evidence can still be countered but I can't see the video evidence being thrown out by the judge though, unless I am wrong?
It would be unlikely. Should there be context (officers were trained and required to act as shown), however, the impact of the video evidence would be greatly lowered.
It could, conceivably, be that the video isn't even entered as evidence, should what is shown match directly with training materials\police guidlines in that area, as in that case it would be offering an "easy out" for the defendants (video shows this, here are illustrations/training video for what should be done in similar circumstances - see how they match), with a description of the events supplied instead.
Whatever happens, it will be interesting to see what lines of defence are used, and what evidence supports them.
And hopefully, the DA hasn't over-charged them, leading to acquitals because of this, where a lesser\alternative charge may have returned a different verdict, as that could cause even more problems than the initial event did.