That officer should not be one, what a power hungry fool, struggling with a teenage girl over jaywalking? And then feeling threatened enough by another teenage girl to punch her? Stupid.
in a country where any asshat over the age and IQ of 3 can carry a gun I dont blame the officer for punching her at all, Id rather do that than risk her or one of her mates pull a 38 out and pop a cap in my arse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fX2VEQGmcM
Don't confuse the issue, I'm pretty sure gun law in seattle is not that loose, there are only a few states in the US where it is.
The officer made a bad call by not simply telling the jaywalker off, then lost control of the situation.