Come on. Read the transcript in post #8 - the cop was nice to the kid, even saying "please", until the kid starting giving him a hard time.
Sure, the cop went overboard, but can't you at least be honest as to who was provoking who?
Sure. The cop is supposed to be in charge and he was out of control from the beginning.
The asshole cop started it. How about that for honesty?
If you haven’t noticed you have been handed your ass on this thread just like every thread that I have ever seen you post to. When 99.9% of the posters on FR disagree with you on every thread it should at some time dawn on you that you are the screwball not everyone else.
The officer was carrying a gun. If he’s unable to maintain control of himself for a simple traffic stop, even if being provoked (and I don’t agree he was provoked), then he certainly should not be in any such position where he has the means to shoot someone in anger or retaliation.
There’s really just no excuse or justification that makes it okay for law enforcement to “make something up” to get even with a citizen, no matter how old or under what circumstances.