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Keeps getting better. Imagine now that you did what this ranger had done in terms of pulling your gun out (class b plus maybe even deadly conduct charge), and then giving false statements to LE (another charge). Yes, you'd be in some mess.


Now, suppose this had happened to you again for a moment. You're driving, you get little frustrated and foolishly give someone a bird. Next thing you know the other person not only gives you a bird back but now has a gun drawn.
At this time you have no idea that this dipstick is LE, much less a ranger by his conduct etc.

What would you do? As stupidly as you've acted, you didn't pull your gun out. He did. At this point in my opinion, he becomes the aggressor and you have the right to use force, deadly if necessary, to stop what you perceive to be a deadly threat to you.


So, I am glad nobody got hurt except the DPS Ranger reputation as a body of whole, but this character should not only be demoted, he should lose his job (you'd probably lose yours and your freedom potentially), face a misdemeanor penalty at least, and an official letter of apology should be issued to the civilian person who will likely never view any LE officer with a shred of respect, and that's a shame as most that I know personally are exemplary human beings through and through.

Message has to be sent from the top that as LEO's, especially Ranger, you better be an example and an advocate on how someone ought to behave and conduct ones self in public eye.

If us mere citizens did what this Ranger did, we'd be facing a class b disorderly conduct charge, since firearm was displayed, at the very least. Good luck with your LTC and such.
Oh, and "some" could even call it deadly conduct. But that's just for the peasant folk