Give Volron credit. This Bash the Police thread was hidden very slyly. He even got me pondering and reminiscing until some bonehead brought me back to reality.
I hope you all learned something of note from all "current and former". Or.....brothers of same. 
What is your take on this situation?
I figure this was solid enough.
This turned into a "Bash the Police" and a "my country's police is better than US Police" thread of it's own accord. There are folks here that are current officers, as well as those who were officers for a good while and now retired, that could better explain this. I wanted their take on the situation is all. The common input of the situation from them seem to be as follows: Poor Training.
When I looked at the video, I quickly thought, "Stupid old man. What the hell were you thinking!?". In the end, I honestly cannot fault the officer himself for how it unfolded. Better training would have resulted in a different outcome however, based off the comments made by our current and former officers. I feel bad for the officer as well, as it will haunt him for the rest of his life. I honestly would be surprised, however, if the old man admits that he could avoided it as well if he had simply stayed in his truck. Instead, you will VERY LIKELY see a follow up with some kind of law suit. It's sad.
Skuzzy, I request that you lock this thread. It's obvious that some folks here are taking the opportunity to bash police officers over this incident. This isn't something I wanted and I rather you locked it now vs letting it go on to allow the police bashers and the country thumpers a chance to continue with their <left out to avoid a rule 4>.