No, he drew down on a couple who fled a traffic stop.
“No, he drew down on a couple who fled a traffic stop.”
Exactly. He was in uniform. He stopped them for a minor infraction, after which they refused to show ID, and then fled the scene.
It is likely that the department policy requires a felony stop for people who flee from a legitimate stop.
No one is saying the original stop was not legitimate.
The officer waited for backup, instead of trying to remove poeple who have already refused to obey lawful orders from the vehicle. Again, he was likely following procedure.