Can someone explain to me why the cop felt that he needed to grab the driver of the vehicle as he walked towards the front of the car?
The cop stood next to the driver for more than a minute. At no point did the driver exhibit any hostile or aggressive action towards the cop. If anything, the video showed that the driver appeared to be confused, had difficulty understanding the cop and/or didn't speak/understand English particularly well.
The driver then starts to walk towards the front of the car, the cop says "no, no, no" and says "stop" while simultaneously grabbing both of the driver's arms. Again, why is the cop grabbing him?
Prior to grabbing the driver,
I never heard the cop tell the driver to put his hands on the hood of the car.
I never heard the cop tell the driver that he was being placed under arrest.
I never heard the cop tell the driver to put his hands behind his back.
I never heard the cop tell the driver to get on the ground.
I never heard the cop ask the driver if it was his car.
I never heard the cop ask why the plates weren't supposed to be on that car.
The video reminded me of when my younger brother would try to wrestle with me. He try to trip, kick and throw me down. And even when he did, he counldn't keep me down. I could get back on my knees and/or stand back up. I may have resisted his efforts but didn't do so aggressively. Essentially, I just frustrated his efforts. Pissed him off to no end.
I didn't see anything in the video where the driver was being aggressive towards the cop. He grabbed the taser but pushed it down so he wouldn't get shot by it.
Pretty clear to me that the cop bit off more than he could chew, figured out that he got himself in over his head, figured out that the the driver was a lot stronger than him, got scared when the taser strategy failed miserably and decided to end the struggle with a shot to the back of the driver's head.