THAT officer looks to me to be the worst offender in the whole situation. It looked to me like when the old man approached them, he gave a push to the officer who actually made contact with the protester. He's also the one who prevented the officer in front from going to the old man's aid. As they moved on, he got on his radio, probably calling for a medic, which I've heard were nearby. That doesn't excuse immediately coming to the man's aid. (What if he had bled out in the time it took for a medic to get there?)
That all seems to indicate that he was the officer in charge (or at least supervising the other officer in front). It also makes me suspect that the decision to keep moving regardless was either part of orders that were given by some leader and/or it was official policy. Again, just speculation, but if there's any truth to that, those policies, guidelines or orders should be investigated and re-evaluated.
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