Thanks for the interview and giving us his perspective. Should that be "multiple times with impunity"?

As the mom of a deaf child, I'm especially concerned about how police treat people who can't hear well enough to follow instructions. Not following verbal instructions tends to cause police aggressiveness to escalate dramatically, but they frequently cannot be heard clearly, even when (sometimes because) they are yelling. Language barriers cause the same problem.

This was very scary to watch, knowing he could not hear what the detective was saying.

He's hot: I'd bone him.

And that's some Old School Stranger talk for you kids who get triggered all the time!

The cop needs to be fired.
And charged with something.
And serve time.

Thank you for your amazing courage in that situation and for posting the video. That took serious guts.

You need to hire an attorney and sue. The cops are never held accountable, and the reason he felt that he could threaten your life is that he knew he could execute you right there in the street and get away with it.

This was not an isolated incident or the actions of one rogue officer. This is part of a well-established pattern of abusive behavior of which we've seen countless examples. Please don't let them get away with it. Any one of us could be next.

@4 He should be more than that.

If an attorney will take his case, he should sue. I'm an attorney (in Chicago), but I don't practice in this area, and I don't live in Seattle, so I won't opine at all as to whether he has a case. That's not in my pay grade. But as a litigator, here's what I do know: nothing talks like money. I've had a number if clients come in seeking the kind of relief he wants (new training, sincere apologies, etc.). Those are nice ideas, but again, nothing stirs change like money (and new training, internal procedures, etc. also always come along with money any way).

And I guess I will provide this one opinion: To me, one of the most damning and disturbing pieces of evidence is the way the detective holds the gun. He holds it tucked to his side, almost inside his coat, so other drivers likely cannot see it.

From my understanding, this definitely isn't proper protocol (I know, duh), and it helps demonstrate that the detective knew what he was doing was wrong.

FYI a Richard Rowe was fired as a sheriff's deputy in Mahoning County, Ohio, after being a dangerous thug in 2014. The stated ages do *not* line up; if those are accurate then these are *not* the same bad cop. Be interesting to know if King County ran a background check on that for the hire.

@7 good call about the gun. At least in my very limited pistol shooting I've never been advised to hold the gun flat on my nipple.

Alex Randall: "To me the idea of going 10 or 15 over is not reckless at all or dangerous at all."

That's an absolutely stupid and false statement to make. In fact, it actually IS "reckless or dangerous" to speed that much over the limit, especially on city streets.

Traffic violence is one of the leading causes of accidental death in the United States, and excessive speed is one of the leading contributors to traffic collisions.

The cop should have written the ticket for speeding instead of PULLING A GUN (duh), but this kiddo needs to learn that 15 mph above 35 is exceeding the speed limit by more than 40 PERCENT.

Yes, it IS dangerous. Yes, it's even reckless.

Biker should have been given a ticket.
Deputy should be fired and charged.

Why was the cop so enraged? The biker was just standing there at the light and the cop hadn't even tried just asking him to comply. Going 15mph over the limit is technically against the law, but most car drivers do that on a regular basis.

This douche posted multiple videos of himself actually going 100 MPH on city streets. Further, neighbors of his posted a sign stating that their neighborhood is not a race track because he speeds through it putting everyone at risk. He then stole the sign. Cop should be fired and this prick should lose his license.

I don't approve of reckless driving, but the cop should have immediately showed his badge or otherwise identified himself. Why not at least give the guy a CHANCE to cooperate?

Those damn biker thugs!
Luckily he's a nice, clean cut white kid, vs a POC. I'd have argued for this cop to continue his own Dirty Harry brand of vigilante justice if it was otherwise...