So you think cops are jerks?

There is a media shitstorm right now about cops. Some of them are "aggressive and over the top" when it comes to stops. People are getting shot, and in turn, cops are being murdered in cold blood by people who most likely have a wrap sheet a mile long and repeatedly fail the asshole test when stopped by an officer.

Rather than a boring commentary on this one or that one, here is a video of a stop gone right when it could have gone very wrong.

Here you see two angles. The dashcam which shows a stop, some talking, and the officer drawing a weapon. The bodycam shows a gun on the front seat of the truck, the driver reaching over when asked if it was a real gun, and the officer drawing to eliminate a threat.

Officer Wheeler gets the individual out of the car safely, holsters his weapon and handcuffs him. Imagine that, the guy does what the officer says and he doesn't get slammed off of the ground, or hood, or tazed.

Pay attention folks, officers are doing their job. A very dangerous job. They are protecting us, our families and putting their lives in danger. Yes, there are a few out there on a power trip being jerks, but didn't your mam teach you to be nice and don't stoop to their level?

As a general rule, don't be a jerk to a police officer, and they won't be a jerk to you.

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