Why are some of us determined to treat this as a simple work place behavior problem? It is NOT
If this man did what he appears to have done and is heard doing on video tape, he has committed a crime, not a company policy breach. A CRIME - can you all get that?
What possible justification is there to treat him more gently than a common citizen would be treated in similar circumstances? If anything, his treatment should be MORE harsh not less than you would do with a civilian. This man holds authority and that authority has been used to threaten a citizen with the loss of his freedom under intentionally false / fabricated pretense.
That's a crime, not a work place behaviorial problem.
He should be arrested immediately and placed in jail pending bail, then face a trial for his abuse of authority.
This is not a Wal-Mart greeter who lost their temper and swore at a customer. This is a very different animal.
I wonder how the officer’s claim that the guy did not use his turn signals went over? You can see on the tape that he did use them.
This officer will not be able to work in the future, because defense attorneys will just bring this incident up.