The footage largely speaks for itself, but Honolulu Star-Advertiser columnist Lee Cataluna authored perhaps the harshest criticism yet of the District 1 Honolulu City Council member’s actions.

This is how she concludes her piece (subscription required):

Things started to go wrong for Berg that night because of his own mistake. In a similar situation, most of us would humbly, apologetically try to enlist the help of security officers. Instead, Berg clicked into his standard mode: abusive and unhinged. Perhaps he did get special treatment that night. Anyone else would probably, should probably, have been arrested.