[krenel]

> But wait, maybe this was manipulation on the photographer's part (know to happen) and the policeman did it by accident?

As always you can not now if this exact photo, in its context, had a reasonable explanation. The thing is that the OP shows tens of photos of people highly injured and it cannot be "just coincidence" or bad faith from the photographer.

This photos remembered me the demonstrations here in Spain. Police brutality looks exactly the same. What a shame.