And if he instead had not pulled a knife but started running, we all know they would have chased and tackled him, then charged him with resisting arrest. Thugs.
I am pleased to see they printed the cop’s name though... ;-)
Absolutely!
Note that the trainer officer was male and his student a female.
Here the senior officer saw an “excellent opportunity” for a training exercise with no real danger to our intrepid duo. Now the newbie has an arrest under her belt, yeehaw!
Should have been no charge in the first place, and the judge should have thrown it out. Or as others noted, victim shoulda gone for a jury trial.