Tyreek was shitty in how he handled it. Then the officer compounded that shittiness with more shittiness.
Both suck. Good on Tyreek for saying he could've handled it better, and the police department acknowledges the same on their end by putting the officer on leave.
This is one of those situations where everyone will try to blame one side or the other, when both are shitty, and both exacerbated the situation and made it more problematic than it should have been. Both were assholes. Both failed in the interaction and exchange. Personally, the cop was way too quick to use force, but refusing to comply with lawful instructions and rolling tinted windows up is going to set them off quick. Like most things in life, this is where both parties need to realize they can do better.
That being said, anyone that resorts to physical force when there is no perceived threat within 10 seconds and takes no attempt to de-escalate the situation isn't suited for police work in my opinion.
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Why don't we just wait here a little while? See what happens.
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