One should be careful when talking about how things affect a person. You can't talk about the incident unless you were there and truly witnessed the event in question- always be careful about racism- it affects everyone differently- plus we already know how the press can have a skewed look on certain issues. Striking an officer is one thing- being struck by an officer unjustly as an african american knowing you have no recourse is another. We only have to look back at the Rodney King incident and countless others that haven't even been mainstreamed by the press.