I have just watched the video clip.
Firstly you cannot see where the officer punched or slapped the woman, obviously not to the face , otherwise she would have been in a right state.
the woman says she had brusies and cuts to her body - well she has just fallen down the stairs and been in a tussle with bouncers from nightclub.
The police dog issue - nothing wrong with having a police dog there , dog was on a lead and being restrained by handler.
the race issue - what utter crap ! Local guy jumping on the bandwagon. Nothing to do with race- she was out of order in her behaviour. Comparing it to beating of blackman in LA is totally out of proportion and any credabilty that local councillor had ( or whatever he was ) has just gone out the window ! FFS !
the officer has been totally honest in his comments and what he did to her, he has to justify whether this was reasonable force ( which he is allowed to use )
If the woman gets any compensation then it completely goes against what society is trying to do to reduce aggressive behaviour.
The officer could have used his asp /baton, he could have used his CS spray but I dont think either of them would have been acceptable because baton would have inflicted more injury and he was too close to her along with other officers to use spray.
A slpit second decision as to who to dela with her and in view of the other events that night I think he was justified.