>>>He poses almost no threat whatsoever, what is he going to do, pull out an AK in his car and shoot the officers in broad daylight in front of witnesses? One

>>>He poses almost no threat whatsoever, what is he going to do, pull out an AK in his car and shoot the officers in broad daylight in front of witnesses? One of the most graphic shootings I've ever seen is damn-near such a scenario. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kyle_Dinkheller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kyle_Dinkheller But I agree with most of your post: the US has an over-abundance of undisciplined, poorly-trained police who are VERY quick to escalate a situation to their firearm.