As she herself noted, everyone else was doing it too. And the officer was absolutely looking to cause problems.
This is a great perspective on her mentality of breaking the law and thinking that police only enforce laws to cause problems.
She has a classic case of the "I do what I want", and that because someone else got away with it, she can do it too. If she has a problem with a certain law, take it up with the city Mayor.
Here's a few key points that the news station is slow on the uptake:
1. Your job doesn't matter. Making sure your audience knows she's an ASU Professor 20 times over doesn't make her immune to law. She doesn't get special privelages over anybody else.
2. She was legally detained per the infraction commited. Like I said earlier, if she doesn't agree with that law take it up with your congressman or something.
3. She refused to hand over ID, and wasn't answering any questions.
4. Because of #3, she was going to be arrested. She then resisted arrest, which gives police practically any means necessary to arrest you. Slamming you on the ground is practically standard protocol.
5. What you are wearing doesn't mean they will go gentle on you. Seriously are you that dumb to think that?
6. Also not buying the "kicked him because he was going for her anatomy" BS. Did she kick him again as he was conducting a pat down on her right after this and before he put her in the back of the patrol car? Nope.
Moral of the story here is that if you feel you have a legitimate beef about anything be it racial discrimination, bad laws, etc, to take it up with the proper channels. Fighting it out on the street with the Cops is going to make you look like an idiot, get you slammed on the ground, and thrown in jail.