new officer discovers he can't chase people down and point his gun at them while off duty

[Demovictory9]

https://www.newsweek.com/cop-arrested-resigns-after-pointing-gun-motorist-off-duty-road-rage-incident-1600995

A Tennessee police officer has resigned after being arrested in a road rage incident in which he pointed a gun at a motorist while he was off-duty, police said.

Decherd Officer Matthew Ward has been charged with aggravated assault after he reportedly pointed his department-issued handgun at a driver and ordered him to get on the ground in Rutherford County.

The altercation between the two men was caught on video by onlookers who can be heard calling 911 for help in the background. Ward is heard telling Kovalchuk that he is on duty "24/7."

"He's put his gun in his holster but he's not even from this county. He's pulling his gun on this guy over road rage. He said he was tailgating the guy," the woman filming the video is heard telling the dispatcher.

https://copblaster.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/decherd-officer-mathew-ward-arrested-for-off-duty-road-rage/

ew Ward Arrested for Off Duty Road Rage

Decherd Officer Mathew Ward Arrested for Off Duty Road RageDecherd Police Officer Mathew Ward was arrested Sunday night for pointing a gun at a motorist during an off-duty road rage incident that was caught on camera in Murfreesboro. The Decherd Police Department (DPD) allowed Ward to resign which could leave open the possibility of Ward receiving pension benefits or maybe even becoming employed with a different law enforcement agency.

The video below this article includes cell phone footage of the incident shot

[DFW]

1. From the sound of it

This nut case has no business having a gun to point at people while ON duty!

[Demovictory9]

2. exactly!

[Layzeebeaver]

3. He will just go work for the next county over.

Revolving insane cop door…

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Or St Louis

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016295112

[Layzeebeaver]

5. BINGO!!!

[Demovictory9]

6. he's probably already posted his application

[womanofthehills]

23. So true - we had a psycho cop in our town and when he was let go, he just went to the next town

[Bucky]

7. Gratitude for the other cops who did their job right...

I don't know the details here, but it kind of looks like the Blue Loyalty Code wasn't applied. I certainly hope this schmuck ends up on a do not hire list.

[PatSeg]

9. Yeah, maybe they're getting

tired of these Rambo wannabe punks giving all cops a bad name. This pathetic jerk has probably wanted to be a cop for a long time just so he could play the tough guy in real life. I knew a guy like that and he barely lasted six months on the job.

[uponit7771]

16. +1

[multigraincracker]

14. Code words used by cops is

Professional courtesy. That is what the “gang” members ask for.

[twodogsbarking]

8. Remember his name

you will see it again I bet.

[oldsoftie]

10. Bad seed. weed him out before he grows nt

[RegularJam]

11. The other guy is giving him what for!

I’m so glad they all walked away alive. This isn’t funny but I did start chuckling that the guy was even leaning into the officer. Officer had a gun pointed at him and it appears he didn’t really view him as a threat. I would have been begging him to comply.

[Demovictory9]

22. yeah... citizen held his ground while staring down barrel of gun

[Grokenstein]

12. TIME FOR TOR GO TO NEW PRECINCT

[BradAllison]

13. Look at this fucking cretin n/m

[hatrack]

15. Looks like Evil Clint Howard needs a new job . . .

What a fucking tool.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. This idiot needs to fired and arrested

[Hotler]

18. "Arrested for Off Duty Road Rage" . On duty road rage is okay???

[2naSalit]

19. I was wondering about that too.

[Demovictory9]

21. yes it is apparently

[roamer65]

20. The inbreeding is strong in this one.