I think we should be praising this detective.  He shouldn't have used deadly force.  He decided to make a traffic stop in cargo pants and a T shirt...  I'm sure the situation escalated based on his lack of training and proper tools in terms of being a traffic cop.  

 

But at least we didn't have another death for no reason.  Apparently this guy that beat up the cop is probably going to jail for a long time, but at least it will follow the correct criminal justice procedures, and this cop didn't decide to be judge, jury, and executioner.  Also, because the guy is alive, we'll actually hear his side of the story.  This is always better than the standard spam we get when a cop kills someone, "I feared for my life".  A response that lately has shown to be rather...  problematic in it's objective accuracy.

 

Kudos to that cop.  

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