Mardi Gras man shocked by cop's violence A YOUNG Sydney Mardi Gras reveller captured on video being thrown to the ground by a police officer says he was shocked by what happened. The video shows a handcuffed 18-year-old Jamie Jackson being thrown to the ground by an officer who then puts his foot on his back at the annual gay and lesbian festival about 11.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Mr Jackson was charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and using offensive language in public. He told Seven News on Wednesday it was "a completely excessive use of force." He said the day after the incident he had decided to "move on," but when he saw the footage after it went viral it shocked him and made him cry. It was ridiculous. They (police) could have handled it much more mature (sic)," he said. Because I woke up with a hangover, the sore head, I just thought, it happened, deal with it, move on. And then seeing it just on television was, like, emotional. I was just a wreck really. Mr Jackson said he was shocked because he had "nothing but respect for police." "They do their job, they keep everyone safe," he said. I remember one of the police officers actually apologising to me at one point when all the cameras were off. One of them was like, 'I'm actually so sorry.' The incident has sparked calls for an independent investigation, but the NSW government has asked the public not to judge claims of police brutality until an internal inquiry is finished.