Scott had a gun. Was that reason enough to order him to drop it?

[ECU Pirates]

That stop didn't go bad quick.I have seen The poor officer didn't want to shoot. He had quite a few chances. If a guy grabs a gun you shoot.

This is a stop that goes bad quick. Officer is fine.



RIP Kyle Dinkheller

 

[tirwin1]

Holy Shit. How does any cop see this and then NOT pull his gun out for each traffic stop.

I understand these incidents are rare. But still.

 

[Cleck]

Sorry, didn't mean to go all thread-jack on this one, but I think the discussion about this officer is related to OP's post.

 

[Airborneguy]

Mine is always unhooked and being held, but not out. I liked to think my attention is always focused like a laser just in case, but you never do know.

I rarely to car stops anymore, but I make a point of being even MORE focused when I do because I need to remember not to get lax now that those things are no longer part of my normal duties.

The other day I was waiting for a domestic violence complainant to open her door and a neighbor walking by said, "Damn you intimidating, chill." I smiled and said, "good".

 

[Toecutter]

Sometimes it's not about who's right it's about who's left. A cop pointing a gun at you do what he says . If it's a violation of your rights you can be compensated . Start to argue you can wind up dead.
If a cop hesitates because he doesn't want to take life he can get killed.
Policing is a warriors job , if you get nervous and cannot deal with danger and stress you are a liability to the public and fellow officers and should find another job. I'm sure 99 percent of police don't want to take life but in that second of hesitation it could mean thiers.

 

[Greywolf224]

Police work takes nerves of steel and split second decisions. Problem is that this is may be true only 5% of the time while on the job. Its the other 95% of the time that determines the true LEO from the wanna be LEO when the 5% hits..

 

[Snappo]

Thug dies, cop OK is all I care about. That's always a happy story.

 

[Saltwater60]

Well if say the fact that the cops pulled up and he got out of his car as the cops came with the gun I'd say that was a threatening manner. I do agree with the concept of this professor though. I'd like to see if he'd say the same thing for a legal gun owner. In this case who cares he was a wife, child beating, criminal.

 

[spat]

Holy Shit. How does any cop see this and then NOT pull his gun out for each traffic stop.

I understand these incidents are rare. But still.

There best way to make this safer is less traffic stops.

By far the most dangerous thing officers do.

90% of traffic stops could be replaced by a ticket in the mail like a red light camera. That would more for officer safety than anything proposed in the last 50 years.