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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.
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No, he re-holstered when the cop car pulled up so he wouldn't get caught needlessly intimidating a citizen with his firearm. His whole demeanor changed from "I'm gonna kick some ass..." to "I hope the camera didn't catch the gun...". Flucking cowardly, stupid little pissant. He has no business being a cop.
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Originally Posted by nocarrier
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.
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God damn I'm glad you are not a cop. In 34 years of driving, and driving some very fast stuff in a totally irresponsible manner, I have been stopped plenty. Never once, no matter how big of an ass I was driving like, has a cop ever felt the need to draw a gun.
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Originally Posted by nocarrier
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.
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And you think it is appropriate to shoot them so they can't get away? Are you the asshat cop in the video, or related to him in some way?
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Originally Posted by nocarrier
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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Unfortunately, it seems some have no clue whatsoever as to when to apply this "intimidation and fear". Many seem to love to use it during routine traffic stops. It's far easier to stike fear in some normal citizen by intimidating them that it is to do so with a real thug, who would probably just laugh.
Like I said, thank God you are not a cop. Or so you claim. I rather suspect you were, or would like to be, or fantasize about being one while making the rounds as a mall cop. Fortunately, the psych screenings are designed to weed out most guys like you. Too bad the one in the video snuck through. He has no more businiss being a cop than you have.