No actually I didn't completely read my link and that was my foolish mistake.
The study was from a group dated from 1957 to some time in the mid 80's or so.
However this has changed quite a bit here are few articles. There was a study apparently done by the FBI done in 91 however that confirmed this.
It has been a huge battle between unions and municipalities over police pensions. The municipalities claim the officers are fudging facts and the PDs of course want higher pensions for the mortality rate.
Suicide takes toll on police - JSOnline
Here is one from the FBI but I haven't found the original document yet
The mystery within: understanding police suicide | FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The | Find Articles at BNET
Here is an article siting the fbi study.
Feature Story (February 23 - March 1, 1995)
Oh and if you stop the video at i believe 3:29 I think I see a badge on the officers belt
However, It does appear that his shirt fell over it in the beginning. So it's probably a moot point. The officer obviously could have done a better job displaying his badge if he's going to wear it.
Furthermore, If the officer decided to take it to that level, well then it's his stupidity for not following though with what he thought was worth stopping this guy for. Meaning if the officer thought that stopping that guy was necessary to preserve the safety of the public. The biker should have gone to jail. Just writing a ticket spells "i wasn't so serious."
Look, I am in no way disagreeing that there are more a-hole cops out there than good. Yeah a lot of them are attracted to the job for the power trip and can't tell the difference between a thug and a guy just hauling a little ass because he's late to work. Some people need tickets and jail time and some need a break. It's proper discretion is what makes a good cop.
Did this cop make some mistakes, sure. He was probably trying to cut the guy off in an attempt to keep him from running. Putting him in a very bad tactical situation. These stupid mistakes get cops killed.
Was he right in stopping this guy absolutely. The biker was clearly endangering others. It's not like the road was empty. There was quite a bit of traffic on that road. There are a lot of factors in determining when an off duty should get involved. I think this was one of them.
He never pointed his gun directly at the biker. It's not like hot got out of his car and took direct aim at the guy.
Believe it or not but the reason most state troopers wear those goofy hats is for intimidation. Most of them ride alone with their backup usually miles away. They are taught to have an attitude and be brash in order to intimidate a would be attacker. The uniform and the hat are part of that whole scheme.
Most troopers that I have met take this training way too far.
9dreizig- that would be a negative.