[fuckpig]

> There's some question as to whether he should've left the scene or not and I think there's some discussion to be had there

The question here is the same question we face with the TSA:

Separating actual threats from threats to someone's personal perception of their own authority.

The author wasn't a threat. The cop screwed up. Then again, you'll never get 100% good people, and so there are going to be some screwup cops. I wish I could say our office was 100% solid. But you always get a few.