“Most cops would simply drop the ticket into the window and walk away.”
I was a peace officer in TX for 30 years, i’ve known and met hundreds of peace officers, over that time. I know of none that would do that. Failure to sign a citation is an arrestable offence.
Someone else has also commented on that. You apparently can be arrested for refusing to sign a ticket, but it rarely happens.
I think you need to check your facts a little better before you broadbrush this and stand up for a cop that needs to be removed from the police force.
The officer may not have been obligated by the law to have the driver leave his car, but it was not unreasonable nor unlawful for him to have done so.
Depending on the STATE and LOCAL ordinances in those states, an officer MAY take you into custody if you refuse to sign a citation. However, MOST officers are more reasonable than this guy appears to have been.
The officer was being FAR more reasonable than the driver, and it wasn't unreasonable for the officer to order the suspect out of the car and pat him down for weapons.
In nearly ALL cases, there is not 'crime' committed, but rather an 'infraction' of the driving rules, and in almost NO case (except extreme safety issues, say ramming other vehicles or something) are you going to be taken into custody. Most cops would simply drop the ticket into the window and walk away.
You are completely entitled to your opinion of what most officers would have done when dealing with this unreasonable driver.
The officer did a good job or remaining polite when dealing with an unreasonable suspect. The officer's actions may not be perfectly inline with what YOU think he should have done in perfect hindsight. However, none of the officers actions were unreasonable.