“[The officers made] a technical mistake. Simply put, there may be a violation of the law, but they only used excessive force when trying to arrest a thief who was resisting. In the eyes of the public, this is a technical issue.”

No, they beat someone who was handcuffed, and therefore by definition arrested, you dolt. Then again, having anyone involved in HK's taxi [syndicate] talking about law, morality, or decency (let alone thievery) is a fucking howler. The list of documented ne'er-do-wells who donated says a lot.