Since it was a cop and not some random idiot like that lady in central park, I feel it is much worse, never mind the specific severity.

A lot of my friends are upset about it.

I've lived in a country where I'm a foreigner and a definite minority and it sucks when I face xenophobia (mostly small slights or textbook ignorance).

I can't imagine how people who cannot trust police (or worse fear them) in their home country feel.