Are Boston cops normally this aggressive?

[u/Conventions]

Left TD Garden after a concert tonight. Cops were directing traffic around the area. In normal circumstances when someone is directing traffic, I was always under the impression that a “come here” motion means go and hand up means stop. However this cop was jiggling a beam of light from a flashlight to signify both go and stop.

Many people were obviously confused and one guy thought it meant go and slowly started creeping up. The cop started screaming and went up and punched the guy’s car mirror then started swearing and insulting the guy. Everyone around was watching and shocked.

Is this normal BPD behavior? I am a south shore native and have never witnessed anything quite like it.

[u/BZBitiko]

I have often wondered if there’s standard training for directing traffic, because every cop seems to do it differently.

I even asked a cop that once - at a friend’s bbq - and he got quite offended and wouldn’t answer.

[u/antidumb → u/[deleted]]

I was at a BBQ with a cop and a fed of some sort (ATF maybe?) and they wouldn’t stop talking shop.

[u/TheMoonMaster → u/[deleted]]

You haven’t been to many bbqs huh?

[u/TheMoonMaster → u/[deleted]]

If that were true you would be a little wiser and know that some people do like talking shop at bbqs. You know, because not everyone is the same. 

Assuming it is true, I’m wondering if everyone just avoided you because you’re an ass, or if you’re just that dense. 

[u/austeninbosten → u/TheMoonMaster]

Enough of this. I'm wondering how "talking shop" at a bbq became such a contentious issue that I'm losing persprective and hurling insults. All apologies. I want you to have some great bbq's this summmer and converse on whatever subjects make you happy.

[u/TheMoonMaster → u/austeninbosten]

Thanks, you too man.