Thanks. I thought I was asking the right guy.

In reply to this comment by NordlichReiter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_State_Police

The Maryland State Police are currently issued a Beretta PX4 Storm, but the officer in the video seems to be carrying something of the Beretta type, but I cannot tell. It definetly does not look like a glock which usually have a square slide.

When he holsters the weapon his thumb appears to come up to hit a decocker, which on a Beretta is on the back of the slide and ambidextrous.

I don't know if its standard protocol to have the hammer in ready position, most pistols are double action. However it does appear that he is placing the gun on safe when he holsters the weapon, he is defiantly doing something.

In this case I don't think he needed to draw his weapon. Some will say that's protocol; I say if the perpetrator was not armed then there was no need to present a weapon. In my mind the situation did not scale on the force continuum to have need for a weapon. Maybe soft physical force; the officer jumped straight to lethal force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_force_continuum

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Heh, thanks Nordy. You seem to know a lot about handgun training, so if I may ask a question? Does he appear to take the safety off with his left hand immediately after drawing the weapon? Is that procedure, or is the decision to saftey off a separate event?

In reply to this comment by NordlichReiter:
>> ^schmawy:

Nope. It's not changing.


TELL EM SERIOUS CAT!
GET 'EM!

The threat of deadly force is the second to last step on the force continuum. A weapon is not a tool of expression.

Heh, thanks Nordy. You seem to know a lot about handgun training, so if I may ask a question? Does he appear to take the safety off with his left hand immediately after drawing the weapon? Is that procedure, or is the decision to saftey off a separate event?

In reply to this comment by NordlichReiter:
>> ^schmawy:

Nope. It's not changing.


TELL EM SERIOUS CAT!
GET 'EM!

Nope. It's not changing.

Lolcano!

Aweeesoooome. I gotta go get me some Botany 500 suits!

I thought the cop showed reasonable but not perfect professionalism. Should have identified himself with a badge but he showed good muzzle control (wait, did he off safety with the other hand?). @NordlichReiter has a point though because even knowing that the guys was a cop before watching the video I had the impulse to hit the throttle when seeing a guy get out of a very uncoplike car with a pistol. I probably would have slammed right into him in my panic.

And @Shepppard you're right about him making all the rest of us look bad for being on bikes and this is no place to F around, but at the same time I gotta say a wheelie is not as remarkable event as a non-rider would think. All in all I agree with @choggie "All is as it should be".

You showed excellent restraint with title tags and channel, Burd! Truly impressive.

haha *quality. Ok Arvana, what's the story with this, is this a mashup or are there internet savvy researchers taking the piss?

See that's why I love the Sift. You can't get away with shit.

Quite right Bones my man. Changed from "Motorcyclist Arrested For Recording Cop Brandishing Gun ". Probably plenty of votes in that one too. Pardon my lazy copypasta from the article. >> ^BoneRemake:

The title should be changed , its completely inaccurate once one know the entire truth of the situation. why the hell would someone cut it down like that ? showing a scene without proper context.

Still safer than driving while using a cellphone in MY opinion. Those people should have guns drawn on them for endangerment of public safety. I think he just didn't want him to flee.

Fascinatingly bizarre. YT link wouldn't get me past the living room pool part. Watch it here if you have difficulty...

http://nfb.ca/film/defender

Hey thanks I missed that.

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
*quality *equality

^Yeah. And laughter? If that's the actual audio that's pretty f'd up.