“Was it really necessary to arrest this guy?”
When Massey asked him why the cop said “because you would not sign the ticket”.
I really hope this trigger happy cop loses his shirt.
Actually.. no, the cop said, "Because you were not following my instructions".
I think, this was a pretty honest answer. He WAS arresting him because Massey was not doing what Gardner wanted him to do.
BTW>> Thanks much for all the post regarding arrest instructions etc. It is helpful to the discussion for all of us to know what the law actually says.
One other point that has not been addressed on this thread: What does the law say about the officer's search of the car at the end of the tape? Why did he do this? Was there probably cause? Any reason at all? Was that legal? Or... is this just another example of something routinely done by practically all cops... w/o regard for necessity or legality??