Instapundit has a great post up on this insane incident which includes an email response from a reader claiming that part of the reason police are "hot-headed jerks" is because they "deal with hot-headed jerk citizens on a daily basis as a regular part of their job."

I happen to agree with this statement, but he takes it a lot further, essentially making excuses for cops acting badly. This is the topper:

Police officers get lots of training on how to deal with citizens, while citizens get zero training on how to deal with police.

My response is simple:

1) You're right.
2) SO WHAT?

Honestly, that's one of the most ridiculous things I've read in a while. Cops act badly because citizens don't get trained to interact with them properly?

That is utterly stupid.