It LOOKS like the cops did the typical CYA and were so stupid that they forgot that video now exists. People have gotten fed up with the cops lying about stuff for awhile and they have NO GOODWILL left. none.
Some are great but unfortunately there is a large minority that are watching too much “tough cop” shows on TV and movies, so that they have to be “kicking ass” when a lot of times a firm but calm mature person can defuse a situation. I’ve seen a cop show the most patience with a verbally abusive POS and basically gave the perp the choice to go to jail or behave, he chose jail and wasn’t shot but also wasn’t allowed to hurt anybody , because the cop had the presence of mind to have back up and handled the man as he said he would.
I’ve also seen where cops have to subdue someone and I’m glad I’m not a cop because I believe that I’d of lost my cool and hurt someone.
Can we just say that the two cops lied to protect their buddy and that the initial cop shot the man in the head for a traffic violation?
But if you watch the video and listen, the cop was amazingly calm and polite and professional to the driver - calmly taking away the booze, calmly asking about the driver’s license and calmly asking once or twice more. I just don’t see this as an out-of-control cop. Was he? Does he have a history of being out of control?