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chasfm11 wrote:

Blindref757 wrote:I would be willing to bet that this officer talks to people like this every night he works. He needs to find a new line of work.

I'd be willing to bet that he isn't alone on this conduct either. His partner's willingness to tolerate the outbursts indicates that the opinion of the City Councilman is understood within the department. Like just about everywhere else, I'm sure that the department has a lot of good, dedicated officers. There will always be a few officers like this one who need to be kept in line.

If the 98% were worried about teh bad name they get from the 2%, they'd do something about it. Ever time we hear about "just this one bad cop", video shows at least one other right there with him doing nothing about it. Sometimes a dozen plus. Nobody does anything? Is it really just that one cop thats bad?

He did it before. This one was illegal posession (but he had to "scootch the seat forward" before the gun was visible), but he went just as nutso. It got even crazier after other units responded.

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Texas Dan Mosby wrote:

2) The officer was clearly trying to dominate the situation. If the driver had tried yet a third time to identify, I have no doubt the cop would've yelled at him again to shut up. Subsequent tries weren't going to change anything.

While I won't argue against the manner in which he "dominated" the situation, I will argue that it IS his duty to dominate the situation. Any weakness displayed during a potentially violent encounter could incite actions that may require the use of force or deadly force. "Dominating" a situation can temper the behavior of those who may be "on the edge" of either compliance or resistance. Compliance is safer for all involved.

Making someone freeze up out of fear can also make them "fight or flight". I don't think many could stay as calm as this driver. I know I would be so mad and scared too, I would have to bite my tongue. If I said anything I'd sound like I was making it worse.

"Dominating" like this might be safer sometimes, other times it kicks off a fight. Some people right or wrong think the police are always going to abuse them, coming on like this just convinces them its about to happen.