Be actually arresting you for a felony and reading you your Miranda rights?
They must make the statement "You are under arrest", or you can ignore them and walk away?.
That the officer has no right to place you in handcuffs unless he is arresting you, describes the charges to you, and follows your orders?
My answer would be "no" to each of the above, but I only have a layman's understanding of the subject.
Do you agree that by tasing the guy along a busy highway, the trooper put the guy's life at risk?
Thank you for your response, and question.
Happy Thanksgiving Holiday to you and your family.
“Do you agree that by tasing the guy along a busy highway, the trooper put the guy’s life at risk?”
No. I think that the driver put himself at that risk by not following the officer’s instructions.
The driver had walked back and forth and was walking close to the edge of the shoulder, and could have gotten hit by passing traffic, regardless to whether he was ever tazered or not.
When the officer said “turn around and put your hands behind your back”, he could have simply complied.
Here is what I think would have been a WISER choice for the officer.
He should have asked for the ignition keys.
He should have told the driver to stay seated.
He should have waited for backup to arrive, then asked the driver to get out.
And, as I’ve said before, Hindsight is 20/20. Being there, having to make split second/life or death decisions is much harder.