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AlaskanInTexas wrote:I don't know your situation, but if you have had to produce your weapon 4-5 times in the last four years, it might be time to evaluate how you go about things.

Truer words never written.

We don't have enough facts to determine whether the driver's actions were justified. He could have been texting, chatting on the phone, eating, fiddling with his GPS or radio, reading a newspaper or book, shaving, having sex, putting out a burning bit of weed in his crotch (I've seen them all). He could have driven the cyclist off the road without knowing it. As a motorcycle commuter, I am "assaulted" on a near-daily basis by inattentive drivers. Cops are not lawyers, and these kinds of situations are very difficult to determine on the scene. Although the cop probably handled this situation appropriately, he could have arrested the driver and let the courts sort it out. And in a lot of places the cop would have had no choice but to arrest the driver. This driver was lucky to have a cop who had some common sense, but there are plenty out there who are sorely wanting in that regard. The driver could easily have been taken to jail over this.

My takeaway from this story is to never, ever draw my weapon until I am absolutely certain there is no other alternative but the use of deadly force.