Ok, this is obviously an idiotic thing that this cop did, but some of you are blowing this out of the water. No on ugh at lives in America has any idea what it is like to live in a police state. I, an American citizen, cannot be tortured by the police, under any circumstances. I have the right of due process. I have the right to a fair trial. None of these are true of a police state. Another important distinction. Charges dropped. Yeah, the officer was being a jerk, but a rational and fair person looked over their case, and determined that they had done nothing wrong. Regretfully, sometimes money and connections can let you sidestep some laws, but NEVER call America a police state. If you want, take a trip to Egypt, or perhaps Syria, and get your fill of a police state there.