And I doubt he had the expertise to pull off the stunt. Hands off the bars for the cowboy salute, using the opponents tire for resistance instead of a front brake. I've seen some skilled police riders (and snowmobilers and boat pilots), also seen my fare share of hacks. This guy is guilty of overestimating his skills, I guess in the eyes of his supervisor that was "poor judgement".He chose poorly.
Was he though? He may have been dispatched as an authority at the show but the news clips make it sound like he acted without authorization from the rcmp.No big deal. The chap was dispatched there, he was likely authorized to join the rodeo. It went bad, looks bad, if it were one of us doing the stunt-fail I'd probably collect 50 Youtube hits.
Slap him on the wrist and let it go.