Trooper Filmed 'Brutally Beating Woman On Side Of California Highway' But Authorities Say It Was For Her Own 'Protection'

"A California trooper has been filmed brutally beating a woman on the side of a highway - but authorities claimed he simply stopped her for her own safety. A passing motorist recorded the unidentified California Highway Patrol officer as he punched the woman at least 11 times in the head along the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Tuesday."