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Felix,
while that's a good point, in this case it was clearly not a threat. Guns were drawn on the suspect and was doing what was told to do (I'm assuming this by posture of the suspect). If there was still a thought that a threat was present, then the cop should have waited 5 seconds for the other cops to show up and then proceed to handle it the way it should have been handled.
Jazz,
so what if he's fired and loses his pension? If I go out and assault someone or worse would you be saying the same thing if I lost my job? Just because someone makes a mistake doesn't mean they are automatically let off the hook because of their position or their title. It's even worse when that person has been trained to handle situations such as these in an appropriate manner. I can see where you're coming from, but there is simply no excuse for this behavior, especially from a public servant. I would also be willing to bet this isn't the first time he's done it, just the first time it's been on tape.
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