I'm sure there are plenty of things an LEO does that wouldn't make sense if you were not in that particular profession.That makes absolutely no sense to me.
Perhaps he has had an experience in the past that lead to his course of action? Perhaps he lacked the composure and experience that another LEO may have had?
I can understand why an LEO may opt to go with that course of action, though I may not like or necessarily agree with it myself.