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He totally had it coming. If you walk out of your car like this moron after an officer pulls you over, you should expect just about that outcome.



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Lafiel said:
pokoko said:

If you're in a situation where someone is coming at you in anger and they might or might not have a knife or a gun, what are you going to do?  Pull out a taser or a stick?  

How about people simply not be fucking stupid in the first place?  Wouldn't that be so much better?  Why is that too much to ask?  

really, you think this is a life-or-death situation for the officer? ridiculous

You're telling me that no one has ever been killed by a person who didn't look homocidal at first glance?  Or that no police officer has ever been shot at a routine traffic stop?  Ridiculous.



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pokoko said:
Lafiel said:
pokoko said:

If you're in a situation where someone is coming at you in anger and they might or might not have a knife or a gun, what are you going to do?  Pull out a taser or a stick?  

How about people simply not be fucking stupid in the first place?  Wouldn't that be so much better?  Why is that too much to ask?  

really, you think this is a life-or-death situation for the officer? ridiculous

You're telling me that no one has ever been killed by a person who didn't look homocidal at first glance?  Or that no police officer has ever been shot at a routine traffic stop?  Ridiculous.

ofcourse all that happened before and there was no reason to expect it happens here - the chance is incredibly small, the chance the officer kills that old'ish looking man with the taser seems higher to me



pokoko said:
WolfpackN64 said:

They have Police Batton's for a reason -.-

If you're in a situation where someone is coming at you in anger and they might or might not have a knife or a gun, what are you going to do?  Pull out a taser or a stick?  

How about people simply not be fucking stupid in the first place?  Wouldn't that be so much better?  Why is that too much to ask?  


First off, his hads were at his sides. Unless he reached for something in his pocket there is no reason to believe he has a weapon. 
Secondly, he actually stops right before he's tased so the presence of the taser is enough for him to back the fuck off.

Is it so hard to say "Come any close and I will have to taze you sir!" 



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Yeah. That guy had it coming, getting out of his car and approaching the cop in a aggressive manner. 

Anyway, I'm gonna leave this vid here to give others some prospective. 

Meanwhile in russia...



Both are at fault here. The officer may have been too quick to pull his taser out. The driver though could have easily avoided the situation had he remembered basic driving 101.

http://www.wikihow.com/Act-when-the-Police-Pull-You-Over-%28USA%29



Lafiel said:
LurkerJ said:

It isn't. But I am watching the video on youtube, sleeping in my bed. The officer reacted differently because he is naturally protective of himself first and foremost. It doesn't matter what kind of training you get, your safety will come first. 

"I feared for my safety/life" is such a bullshit reason, the other guy was aggressive when he exited the car, but after a few steps he noticeably got calmer and more neutral

he was no "threat", it's not a battle field and he is not an enemy combatant, just a normal citizen that was a bit pissed at first and that happens all the time, the officers should be able to deal with the situation with what they learned in their de-escalation training

I am not saying the situation couldn't be handled better. It could have. Just don't storm out of your car and expect the policeman not to react excessively because they are "trained". Training isn't like the real thing. Some policemen will not take chances no matter what kind of training they've received. 

Just like every job, mistakes can happen. Don't act in a way that increases the likelihood of them happening like this old guy did. Just behave yourself and control your temper, people, that's all.



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LurkerJ said:

I am not saying the situation couldn't be handled better. It could have. Just don't storm out of your car and expect the policeman not to react excessively because they are "trained". Training isn't like the real thing. Some policemen will not take chances no matter what kind of training they've received. 

Just like every job, mistakes can happen. Don't act in a way that increases the likelihood of them happening like this old guy did. Just behave yourself and control your temper, people, that's all.

obviously there are guidelines how to behave when the police pulls you over (and I don't doubt the guy learned these over and over and still failed to apply them) and it's in every citizens best interest to follow these, yet people here act like Police can do whatever the hell they want if you act differently, which sounds absolutely insane to me

police work is not about "taking no chances", people that think/act with that premise in my opinion should be kicked out of the force immediatly - an officers life is in no way more precious than that of a citizen, so shoving all of the risk onto the citizen while wielding all of the power and authority is injustice

in my opinion this situation was one of the easier chances to take on de-escalation tactics, it pretty much de-escalated itself and then he used a (luckily non-deadly) weapon anyway