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Endless_Summer99 1 point ago +4 / -3

I'd like to see the whole unedited bodycam footage of the interaction because to be perfectly honest, the police where the ones acting aggressive there. All he was saying from what I saw was a very calm

"I'm honestly afraid that..."

Cop: "Yeah you should be."

That is not ok and not the proper response.

"Can you please tell me what's going on." and the response was to yell and ignore a simple question holding a man at gun/taser point. I don't want to defund the police.

I love them and thank them everyday for the position they voluntarily put themselves into, but if their training tells them to be this aggressive to a person who is clearly in fear and doing their absolute best to calmly comply, I do think some serious retraining needs to be done.

Edit: I'm going to leave this all up because it was my initial reaction. After watching the video provided in the comments and rethinking this scenario, I'm ok with the interaction.

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ReorderPoint [S] 3 points ago +3 / -0

source dashcam and inside car video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgBMnJyOiT0

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Ruck__Feddit 1 point ago +1 / -0

Great video. Thanks for sharing this.

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thesteelerfan18 2 points ago +2 / -0

At this point in the interaction I'd say they had a pretty good understanding that this 2nd LT was just trying to be a dick for no good reason. The cop knew what was going on and responded with frustration.

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PraiseBeToScience 3 points ago +4 / -1

2LT was looking for a payday.