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Officer over reacted somewhat, but still the fault is primarily with the driver. You do not get out of your car and make aggressive movements towards a cop, he was lucky all he got was a hit from a taser. Police are armed and they have a right to firstly think of their own safety, he can't be certain of the persons intentions so all he has to go by is the person aggressive nature and complete disregard for common sense. Secondly police are not like normal citizens, they have weapons that if assaulted can be turned on them as such they need to headoff any confrontation early, they also deal with violent people on a daily basis and it is not reasonable to expect them to wait until they stabbed, shot or punched in the face before they respond.