Florida Police Sergeant Charged After Grabbing Officer By The Neck During Arrest

A Florida police sergeant has been charged with felony bat­tery after being caught on body­cam video grab­bing a female offi­cer by the neck dur­ing an arrest when she pulled him away from a hand­cuffed sus­pect. CBS News nation­al cor­re­spon­dent Manuel Bojorquez reports.

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My ques­tion is, why did it take so long for crim­i­nal charges to be brought against an offend­er who clear­ly broke the law? Would a mem­ber of the pub­lic be treat­ed with kid gloves the way this aggres­sive cop has been treated?