I very much hope Lil Naz X is doing okay and don’t wish as much for the officer. I’d absolutely be navel gazing to say much about the mental health/drugs that put him in that position.

What I want to say is that I saw the video of him walking down the middle of the street. He was being very funny, but seemed really harmless. If he was compelled to strike the officer, then I would bet that the officer wasn’t doing good work in de-escalation.

Frankly, the dude was in cowboy boots and underwear; he’s not exactly hiding a weapon. He seemed more likely to catpaw you than push off the back foot and push with his hips. Why are you upset about the strikes? You should be upset you were confounded by the strikes. Talk him down, get him to the hospital. You’re wasting everyone’s time and energy recounting how scared and hurt you were.

An LAPD spokesperson told People that a suspect “was booked for battery on a [peace officer],” declining to identify the musician. Law enforcement sources who spoke to NBC News said that Hill “punched an officer twice in the face” before being arrested.

It’s superfluous. Public indecency, drunk and disorderly, or whatever. He can have little a consequences as a treat, but battery? Grow up.