I did not see the woman you speak of, if you happen to have a link handy for that I would surely take a look at it. Was that in Buffalo too?
The willful disregard is good but is often defeated by extenuating circumstances such as in "the heat of moment", despite the fact that a good portion of the "training" police get is supposed to deal with deescalation techniques.
Good to hear that the old man hasn't ended up at the morgue, concussions are very serious so chances are this will effect him possibly for the rest of his life. I took our youngest boy over a full year to recover from that concussion he received in 2017. Needless to say that concrete sidewalk sure scrambled that old guys egg.