content: Ok, I'm not saying I agree with what the student did, but here's the difference. That student is just a regular person, so when they do something like this, they will get arrested and charged with a crime. The police officer is granted certain rights above those of a regular person, so we trust in them to use appropriate measure to do their job. But when a police officer decides that he's tired of someone not listening to them and decides to elevate their use of force to both subdue their target and intimidate any on-lookers, then we have a problem and that's why it becomes national news.  The media is still playing an angle for sure, but fights happen in schools. A rise in police violence nationwide is newsworthy though, especially since the Sheriff decided that the deputy in question was too rough and he's been fired.