The officer should have told the perp to stay in his vehicle, then call for a DL and NCIC check (since he was carrying a weapon).
Don’t understand why he didn’t follow that procedure.
The cop asked for the weapon and then turned and went back towards his own car without it...
Unbeiievably bad situation awareness by the officer. What was he thinking?!?!?!
Don’t understand why he didn’t follow that procedure.>>>>
All the political pressure on LEOs these days make some have periodic episodes of “nice guy syndrome.”
“You have a firearm, please let me take it so I feel safer”
The officer should have had his side arm out at that point, ordering him to get out of the car empty handed.