glad i'm not the only one thinking he didn't comply with their requests, which his wife fails to mention. Also, coming out of your vehicle is a big NO-NO, not just in the states. Surprised he didn't get killed at that point. Tasered seems like he got off lightly.
The 3 miles argument is BS. How can you expect the police to be "Oh, they are not stoping, they are probably looking for a well lit, secure area to pull over.". Also, you wanted a well lit area so you can record? WTF?
That said, i still think:
- LEO should have had their recording devices on;
- they were trying to intimidate the wife (half an hour seems waaay too long);
- they should have disclosed the reasons for holding him (as explained above, i think they are in the clear).
Don't know much about USA laws, but the 3 forms of identification seems BS. What would fall under that? ID and drivers licence, sure. What else? Birth certificate? AmEx? Blockbuster member card?