Kind of surprised I haven't seen this mentioned yet. On its face, it doesn't look good for the IMPD officer, but as with most things like this, we don't have all the info. The two videos do look pretty damning though. Looks like some poor decision making on the officer's part.
https://www.wthr.com/article/lawsui...after-impd-officer-punches-shortridge-student
https://www.wthr.com/article/lawsui...after-impd-officer-punches-shortridge-student