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The IA interview clearly shows that the cop violated department policy in the way he acted. By policy, APD officers are required to use patience when dealing with the public, even when provoked. He did not.

FWIW, some of the redacted stuff in the IA interview seemed to indicate that the cop had some kind of medical problem that made him "edgey" if he went without eating too long. The cop seems to claim that that might have been partly responsible for his abrupt attitude. He even says that he now carries stuff, granola bars or something, to help deal with those situations where duty might force him to postpone eating at a normal mealtime.

My take is that there was very little time between the officer's request for license and insurance and when he ordered the guy out of the car. Sure, the guy questioned the stop. Big deal.

And there was again very little time between the guy getting out of the car (i.e. complying with what the officer said to do) and his getting tased.

The cop may have been within the law to do what he did, but if so just barely. It does no one any good for cops to act belligerent, as this one did, when conducting a traffic stop.

My guess is that this cop is going to find himself in trouble with the department. In my view he needs either re-training or to find another line of work.

With authority comes responsibility. In this stop, it did not look like he properly handled his authority.