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I'm not saying he should be fired from DPS, just that his temperament and professionalism in this situation doesn't seem to match the image of a Texas Ranger. He should be re-evaluated to determine that his selection as on of the few elite Texas police officers was correct.

Oldgringo wrote:It's the heat. Texas summers bring out the worst in all of us....well, maybe just some of us.

The incident happened in February, otherwise known in Texas as early summer when the heat is not as bad.

DEB wrote:I personally don't blame the Ranger. If folks would keep their hands to themselves, don't cuss out others, don't be flipping them off, then probably most of all problems would be corrected. I have been in the car with my wife and grandchildren and people show off their anger. They know that I cannot respond. I believe there was a reason why they say the Old West was polite. Someone is mad enough to flip someone off or cuss them, they probably are mad enough to physically harm them. Leave folks be, is my take.

Texas Rangers, actually all LEO's, are supposed to be adults entrusted to public safety and above getting butt hurt by juvenile gestures to the point of drawing their weapon on citizens. I do blame this Ranger for his immature, belligerent behavior that demonstrated that his selection as one of the elite Rangers was a mistake. This incident could very well have ended up with a scared citizen being gunned down because a licensed Texas peace officer lost his cool on the highway. There's no more excusing his actions than there is to excusing the actions of the road rage criminals who shot and killed a man on I-20 in Arlington recently.

http://kxan.com/investigative-story/tex ... d-him-off/

A Texas Ranger stationed in Austin exercised "poor judgment" in an incident where he pulled over and pointed his gun at a driver who flipped him off in traffic according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

DPS also wrote: "Our employee acted inconsistent with policy, exercised poor judgement, and conducted himself in an unprofessional and discourteous manner - all of which are unacceptable...The department has taken corrective action with this employee regarding the policy infractions.