If he knew the unmarked was a cop, then I fully understand and have no real issue with what happened. If he didn't know it was a cop, then I say again for clarity:
WHAT IS WRONG WITH IDENTIFYING YOURSELF AS A LEO FIRST?
Nobody's answered that yet. Why is it wrong or uneccessary to immediately ID yourself as a LEO as you're exiting the car / drawing weapon?
And to be fair (regarding the "a bullet can't do this" picture) a motorcycle can't do that from a dead stop in 15 feet, either. Just keeping it realistic here, not arguing your intent.
I did try to give an explanation in my previous posts. This will be the 3rd time.
At the point the officer is stopping the bike, the rider has not been secured. The rider has broken the law. The plain cloths man never pointed the weapon at the rider. The rider is pulling away! The rider can kill the or maim the officer or someone else if he changes his mind and decides to run which many times is the case.
The rider will stop so the LEO's are all stopped and gains time by launching the bike after the officer/s are out of there vehicles. The rider then gains better distance because they have to re enter their vehicles and the bike's elapse time to well beyond triple digits is far superior to the average cage. The officer doesn't know who you are at this point in the stop and doesn't know your intent.
So to the officer, at this point, you are a threat. Not because you didn't use your directional, but because you have exhibited dangerous behavior by operating your bike by passing on the right, on one wheel for the people on the bus on your left, and broken the triple digit speed treaty.
In most cases you are in possession of state property that you have been given the privilege of holding. That state property is your operators license. In most cases the state allows the officer the right to see that operators license because it's not really yours. It's belongs to the state. So the law in most cases requires you to surrender the license to the officer. In most states you don't have a right to operate a motor vehicle but instead it's a privilege. When you are arrested you lose some of your rights as a citizen. You are under arrest the moment you are pulled over by the police. The law requires you to stop for the police and at that point you have lost your freedom and you have been detained. You are technically under arrest in most cases for some infraction of the law. It is at the discretion of law enforcement to release you from that detainment or process you. These laws have for the most part been put in place for the betterment, peace and benefit of our civilization. "Can't we all just get along?" Hahaha!
I'll say it again. When the officer is at the point of a perceived threat, he does not have to show you his badge first! I don't understand why the rider would have to see a badge when he has not complied with the law officers, marked and unmarked, to stop the vehicle! At that point it's clear what is happening and he's backing the bike up! If he launches the bike toward this officer the officer's badge will not stop the rider. The officer's weapon is at the ready and it is not pointed at the rider and until the rider has been secured why would you have to show your badge first when it it is clear you're being stopped by law enforcement? The rider knows what's happening and if he asks the officer, the officer will show him his badge. In this case the rider has been secured safely with no harm to the rider, lawmen and citizens. At no time was the rider put in danger except by his own doing.
Take responsibility for your actions! You must know what's up! :rockon:
Why wouldn't this officer have the right to defend himself and others? He's at risk how many times a day? Don't you think this human being has a heart or people that love him, children, wife, parents, brothers and sisters? A rider himself?
You don't know who he is but you do have a clue. He really doesn't know who you are.
He's not supposed to show you his badge first. He's supposed to make all of us safe first!
:rockon:Good Stop! Very professional! :rockon:
Have fun out there and be smart!
Thankfully, as you can see officer, I drive a manual and was able to disengage the clutch before my runaway 'unSTUNTED' the other moron" (HAHAHA).
Prolly the first cuz I'm betting he has more than one bullet and I prolly can't dodge them all. Here's my bike man! Hahaha 
