I’m the last guy to automatically say the cops are always in the right but, after watching the video, the guy was resisting arrest.
The cop could have wrestled with him and wound up rolling into traffic.
I think tasing was justified.
The cop did not announce an arrest. The cop simply assaulted the citizen, after demanding "hands behind your back".
Absent an announcement of arrest, I find no fault, but rather virtue, with the citizen not complying.
Yah. I watched it. The audio was spotty and alot of what was said was unclear at times. But the driver of the SUV was flipping the cop crap from the moment the cop pulled him over. He was spoiling for a fight. He's lucky he didn't get nightstick across the knees.
Cops, even if you think they are wrong, rightly must expect that their commands will be obeyed. You choose to stop doing that, and the situation will escalate. Every time.
You don't need to tell the officer that you disagree with the ticket. That part of the event is over. He's not going to change his mind, nor should he. That's now for a judge to sort out. You politely sign the ticket and go about your business. If this guy had done that he would've driven away without incident. But he was the one that decided instead to create a scene, and he got was he was itchin' for.