You snooze...

[PensacolaOperator]

It's not a thing. At least not at my institution. I think death row in Florida State Prison does it, but I don't know.

 

[DustyDog]

Do they still allow conjugal visits? Thought it was a thing of the past

Pretty sure, but I don't have any personal knowledge, so... I defer to Rebel, since he claims to watch it on webcams or something

 

[sloporsche]

that dash cam will be used in cadet training all over the US of what not to do on road stops.....so many fatal mistakes he made its hard to believe

 

[Viking1204]

As soon as that man came out of his car fumbling with his hands around his waist I would have had him at gun point and told him to not come up to the car. Major mistakes made by that officer and it cost him sadly.

 

[DustyDog]

As soon as that man came out of his car fumbling with his hands around his waist I would have had him at gun point and told him to not come up to the car. Major mistakes made by that officer and it cost him sadly.

Yep... and yet I might've done the same thing the perp did (e.g., get out and walk back) if stranded by the side of the road and a cop pulled up behind, minus the strange body language, the hoodie covering my face, etc.

I would have thought it more suspicious if I didn't get out in those circumstances. And of course, the perp could have stayed seated and just popped the trooper when he came to the window, so... maybe just have him stick both hands out the window as you approach? Should you do that with everyone you approach?

And I think the car was stolen, but maybe not reported as such yet? What a mess...

It's a exceedingly fine line the cops are expected to walk.

Obviously it might have gone better if:

1. The trooper ordered him to stay in the car.

2. The trooper ran the tag, though it may not have been in the system yet.

3. The trooper ordered him to exit the car with both hands on his head, walk backwards, then cuffed and patted him down.

Even then, it still could have gone south with someone who has nothing to lose and no scruples. And if the trooper did all that on camera to a "pro-sports player", for example, the trooper would probably be out of a job, a.k.a, why I could never be a cop, especially today. Probably a good example of that right here: