Earth to NAACP, come in, are you there?

Although I was in no way surprised when I read this article from the Star Tribune, it still pissed me off when it seems a non minority cop is doing his job and pulls over or arrests a minority it is labeled by the NAACP or a similar group as being racist. Here you have an 85 year old man, apparently African American, who is pulled over and then as he is getting a ticket, he spits at, kicks and threatens to kill the police officer. The office then sprays him, cuffs him and arrests him. The quote from an NAACP official says this was "A miscarriage of justice" and that the old man was beat up. Or was he just roughed up as part of being arrested. The same official says its mind boggling that the old guy would be charged with a crime, I think he said it was mind boggling. News flash, the law does not only apply to certain ages or races but everyone. The article mentions that the man was on his way to visit his wife at the hospital but should that be a factor? If cops let anyone they pulled over get off with just an excuse, no one would ever get a ticket for anything.

If he was really beat up unnecessarily than that is wrong, but if he resisted arrest (and he apparently threatened to kill the cop) than what should the cop have said "oh, you are in your 80's and a minority so I won't do anything even though you violated the law I have sworn to uphold"?

Sounds like the NAACP is out of touch again, like they too often seem to be. They do plenty of good, but sounds like they need to get the facts before they automatically just start being critical and accusatory.

Here is the link if you want to read the story:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/467/5410338.html