Man Beats Up Police Officer in the Middle of the Road Man Beats Up Police Officer in the Middle of the Road (Image Credit: X)

Video Showing a Man Beating Up A Police Officer Causes A Stir

A video showing a man viciously beating up a South African police officer has emerged on social media.

The shocking video clip has caused a stir on social media and has got social media buzzing.

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The Disturbing Confrontation: A Closer Look at the Altercation

The video which has been circulating on social media was shared by NewsO’clock on X. Captioning the video, they wrote;

Man goes WWE wrestling with a SAPS officer and spits on him. Where is the respect for our law enforcement officers?”.

In the video footage, the police officer and the man can be seen engaged in a fight in the middle of the road.

They can be seen tussling and punching each other. The man became more aggressive and started viciously punching the police officer until he fell in the middle of the road.

The man didn’t stop; he continued to beat up the police officer as he lay on the road. At one point, he even spat at the police officer’s face.

 

Video Showing a Man Beating Up A Police Officer Causes A Stir
Video Showing a Man Beating Up A Police Officer Causes A Stir (Image Credit: X @NewsOclock_SA)

Details about what really transpired before the man started assaulting the police officer are still sketchy. However, it is reported that the police officer is one that initially instigated the fight over a non-crime; then, he assaulted the civilian first.

Watch the video below here;

Social Media Voices: Reactions to the Assault

The shocking video has sparked mixed reactions on social media. While some castigated the man for assaulting a police officer, another section on social media argued that the police officer deserved the thorough beating because of the way they treat some civilians.

Here are some of the reactions;

@CMdokies;

Hebann officer o foxa difeisi tse o kareng tsa mosadi😜😜🤦‍♂️

@sebata69;

In normal country a police office will not do a patrol or attend to incident alone. Where is his partner?
What would have hapenned if the police decide to shoot his attacker?

@tibiniza;

So our police aren’t trained on just a mere combat or self defense skills

 

By audrey