Thank you for responding to the question.
Many here yell bad cop, but very few have had any specifics about what should have been done.
I believe that is actually printed on the ticket.
“Perhaps telling him he would be arrested if he didnt sign. “
A key issue. Mr. Massey, however, wasn’t listening. He was going to settle the issue right there, on the side of a busy highway, and he made it clear he wasn’t going to sign anything until that happened.
“Perhaps warning him he was going to be tazed if his behavior didnt change.
(So... you admit his behavior was justification for being tasered)
How much warning would you give him?
An officer has told you FOUR TIMES, “turn around , put your arms behind your back”, and is pointing a TASER at you.
Is that not an EXPLICIT warning?
You tell Massey he will be arrested if he doesn’t sign, and he says, “I still ain’t signing.”
You tell Massey to turn around and put his hands behind his back, or you are going to taser him, and he yells, “What the hell is wrong with you”, repeatedly, then turns away and starts walking back to his car.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
“So, you tell Massey signing is not an admission of guilt, and he says, I still aint signing.”
We don’t know because that didn’t happen. Why didn’t it happen? Because gardner handled the situation unprofessionally and ended up putting this guys life at risk.
The video shows the only facts we have. All your conjecture is typical of blind cop supporters. No matter the outcome you feel the cops can do no wrong.