You could have said it was easier to mine the video for technicalities to exploit, or edit the video, making your friend look like the victim and posting it on

You could have said it was easier to mine the video for technicalities to exploit, or edit the video, making your friend look like the victim and posting it on youtube, or you could go around harassing police officers, then playing the victim while recording it. But you went with having a picture of the officer so your angry mob knows who to go after with their torches and pitchforks.