You realize this ex-cop deliberately destroyed his dashcam video tape from this incident, and just this incident, and then claimed that his dashcam was malfunctioning? The dashcam was tested, it was in proper working order.
The cop could face Federal felony charges on that. He is lucky he was just fired and not arrested. His actions also show premeditation for a cover up and his knowledge he committed acts that needed to be covered up.
This town will be seeing dozens of ambulance chasing lawyers filing falsified arrests and citations lawsuits against the town. This cop is a huge liability, he deserves what he got, and if more evidence presents itself of a long term pattern of abuse order color of authority, this ex-cop and town are going to be in a world of judicial hurt.
I'm not surprised. Add it to his list of screw-ups.
"... and if more evidence presents itself of a long term pattern of abuse order color of authority ..."
I nominate this 20-year-old kid as the one to uncover it. He knows the law, the U.S. Constitution, he's already got the police scanner and the car cameras hooked up to a secure recorder, and, obviously, the time to drive around aimlessly at 2am on the lookout for these rogue cops.
I bet he'll even get a special reward from the St. Louis Police Department for his efforts.