She was NOT doing everything right. She was doing things PC. She should have had her gun out already. She should have told him to exit the car facing the front of the car. These body and dash cameras are a GOOD thing for police officers. When they do not intend to do something that they would be comfortable with being recorded, the cameras are not on, though.
“She should have told him to exit the car facing the front of the car.”
Sadly, at least down here in San Antonio, you are wrong.
Many, many years ago a good friend of mine was a cop. He told me the most stressful part of the job was walking up to a car and wondering if the guy has a gun and is going to shoot as soon as you get there. He said if you want to improve your chances of getting a warning, always get out of your car and walk back towards him where he can clearly see you are unarmed. In the 40 years since I haven’t gotten a lot of tickets, but I’ve always followed his advice and have received several warnings as a result.
A couple of months ago I was pulled over by a cop. While I had no idea why, I immediately got out of my car and started walking towards him. He got on his loudspeaker and bellowed “get back in your car - NOW.” Eventually he walked up and told me I had been stopped too close to the railroad tracks at a red light. He also said the city policy had changed and to never get out of the car when you are pulled over. You are to sit there and let the cop walk up to the door.
I wonder what genius came up with that rule?
C’mon, you don’t pull your gun approaching every vehicle. You’d go nuts if you were at gunpoint for your next traffic violation.