Not so. Snipped from the article:
"... Trooper John Gardner - a 14-year UHP veteran..."
Oops, you’re right. So it’s door #2: he got lax. That is really bad for a 14-year veteran and I feel stupid that I didn’t retain that when I read the article a day ago (the content of the video is a lot more focused on). If he can’t do better than that after 14 years then by all means can him.
As for all the screaming about suing the department into oblivion, no way. Good luck showing damages in civil court.