Now ... replace the word "cop" in the above list with "banger" or "punk" and tell me what you would do. Or better yet, what do you tell your wife or daughter she should do if she encountered those circumstances.
I'm surprised the driver did not bolt, he should have. He actually took his life in his hands there by betting on the fact the cop was not a psycho or crook. Had the driver instead been a load of gangbangers they would have shot first and the cop's suicide would have been complete. I know from my area in NY what I would do. If it was impossible to back out and bolt I would have drawn and then all bets are off.
The powers-that-be should make this video a required teachable moment on how NOT to do their job and any dummies that justify it should be run out of the force on a rail.
The cop's comment about confiscating the drivers dashcam is just as egregious ( as is the two-party consent nonsense ). Fascist creep with no respect for private property and especially civilian oversight. Indeed he would prefer NO oversight. It's time these dashcams be made doubly redundant with simultaneous local storage and cloud mirroring. One copy needs to be kept far away from the fascist overlords.
Even if the driver was doing an elaborate setup/sting, the facts still remain the same. Come to think of it that might not be a bad idea at all ( but who the hell would want such a job knowing what a modern cop might do! ). Cops and all officials should always be wondering if they are being tested and filmed. Then civies might encounter more cops being on their best behavior, rather than their worst.
Agreed - and if years of working a tough beat make them jaded, then move them to a different precinct. The cop is lucky this wasn’t TX or other states with many CC citizens. His actions could have landed him 6 feet under.