maybe don't tell them your username next time.
jk . that's terrible. sorry you have to go through that. it's enraging. there needs to be oversight with real teeth to enforce police behavior.
it's evident why, but do you recognize your obvious bias?
not a lawyer, but in change #2 i don't think that's admissible as evidence. but yes there's a disconnect between what the officer thinks and reacts to vs what will hold up in court later on.
yes and no. "because i said so" is never going to be the justification in court. it'll be because they felt in danger, or because he had a reasonable suspicion that .... etc. trouble is 1.) the driver doesn't have that information in the moment and won't unless he specifically asks and 2.) even if does ask he's at the physical mercy of the officers in the moment.
when i first saw the footage of the interaction it looked like the end of a high speed chase video. you know, the ones where at the end the suspect crashes the car, jumps out, and is then gang tackled and arrested by a group of chasing officers (with a few knees to the head thrown in). even in those videos the human reaction with adrenaline pumping, though understandable, is disappointing, as you'd hope our finest in blue would have substantial training and experience in de-escalation and professionalism. but this was a quarter mile "chase" of a suspect who immediately pulled over. granted he was speeding, rude, not immediately compliant, and made poor decisions but that should've been handled better.
in a way i'm glad this happened to tyreek and scottie because they're two more high profile data points of what should have happened and what shouldn't have happened. there's more horrific that happens every day across our nation that doesn't make it to the public eye.