[Rick.Donaldson]

The moment the driver turned away from the officer the officer was potentially in danger. The driver could be pulling a gun out of his waist, there could be a weapon in the car. The officer must be in control in situations like this especially when the driver’s attitude indicated that he was not going to cooperate in any way. How is the officer to know the length this driver was willing to go to?

See? now this is a REASONABLE assessment of the situation. Yes, I think the guy was an idiot too, but the cop did a few things leading up to this to incite the incident too. When the guy turned away, the cop could have been in danger, yes. BUT if the cop were properly controlling the situation and not ordering the guy out of his car, etc, then the situation would have have escalated to that point.

[Mr. Brightside]

Funny lawyer joke.

>>> the cop did a few things leading up to this to incite the incident too. <<<

Exactly. Cops go through training on how to DE-escalate situations. This cop simply turned the heat up and zapped the guy as soon as he could.

[VeniVidiVici]

When the guy turned away, the cop could have been in danger, yes. BUT if the cop were properly controlling the situation and not ordering the guy out of his car, etc, then the situation would have have escalated to that point.

You mean to say that the officer should have told him first that if he didn't sign that he'd get arrested and possibly go for "a ride on the Taser"? What on earth for? That takes all the fun out of it.