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Originally Posted by nocarrier
Have to totally agree with the cop on this one.
The cop never pointed the gun at the biker. He merely pulled it out, assessed the situation and re-holstered his side arm as soon as he determined that there was no threat.
Do you really expect the officer to wait until it's too late to pull out his gun? Besides domestic violence, traffic stops are one of the deadliest jobs that cops have to do. Being a cop is a deadly thankless job. People hate cops and some even want to kill them. Pulling his gun out was totally TOTALLY justified. Furthermore, during that stop, the cop was in a very dangerous tactical position exiting his vehicle positioned in front of the motorcycle. He lacked both cover and concealment. The cop has to always protect himself and that means always having the upper hand.
If you notice, the bike is backing up and it almost appears as if the biker is attempting to run. Perhaps risking peoples lives in his attempt to elude the officers. Seemed like a real high priority to stop him before anyone got hurt.
A common thing that bikers that are going to run do; is pull over and wait for the cop to exit the car and then suddenly take off.
Giving the order to get off the bike first is human nature in a stressful situation. I did hear him say he was state police within a few seconds.
Ever wonder why a cops retirement is so good? Well it's because statistics show that the average officer only lives about 5 years after retiring. Most die of heart attacks or suicide. Wonder why?
A lot of people don't realize but intimidation and fear is a very real fact about successful police work. If you are law abiding citizen you have nothing to worry about. But criminals should be crapping their pants at the mere sight of a police officer.
There is a price to pay for a civil and orderly society. Would you rather the police run around town passing out buttercups and silver stars instead?
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You can't be serious. He is in an unmarked car, not wearing a uniform or displaying a badge. He is brandishing a gun and he made no attempt to identify himself until he was physically in contact with the bike.
The cop, if you can call a dxxless wonder like that, was looking to mix it up. I am sick of runing into power hungry POS cops. This guy looked and acted like a common street thug and not a trained professional. There is nothing that indicates a threat to the cop.