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Having taken all of the major classes for a degree in law enforcement I would say that this cop was needlessly aggressive. Proper procedure would have been to pull them over and call for backup. Then once it arrived, walk up both she sides of the vehicle and remove both occupants from the car. In a calm and collected manner, inform the driver that she is driving with a suspended license and she will be going to jail. If at that point she wants to become combative, so be it. But what he did instead was create a situation in which he felt the need to use force and draw his weapon.
If I was her attorney I would pull his logs and I bet I'd find out that he was nearing the end of his shift and wanted to get this done ASAP, and not listen to her sad story and take his time. And just like a person speeding to not be late to work, he made the situation worse.
Classic us vs them mentality.
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