Video Shows Off-Duty Cop Punch Man In Face After He Got A Little Too Honky With His Horn

An off-duty Connecticut police officer took a little too long to take a right on red late last year, and it led to a quick jab to the cheek of the civilian right behind him. 

Now, three months later, the video is out for all of us to see, break down, dissect, and figure out who was the real bad guy here. 

In one car, you had off-duty cop Allen Ganter sitting at a red light. In the other, Thomas Brocuglio and his dog. 

Ding, ding, ding!

Whose side are we on here?

Hm. This is a tough one. 

For starters, I don't know the rules in Connecticut. I know in some places you can't really take a right on red. Hell, it sometimes varies by street, at least in my town. 

Now, what I do know about the northeast is honking your car horn over trivial things is also a rite of passage. It's insane how pissed you guys get over silly things. You just look for any excuse in the world to blast your horn. 

I'm a pretty angry driver because I'm an angry person by nature, but I think I honk my horn maybe once every three months. Maybe. Infact, I did it earlier this week when the guy in front of me sat at the green left-turn arrow for a solid 10 seconds.

That means it won't be touched again until around Memorial Day. 

But we don't do a lot of that down here, so having someone honk at you can be jarring when it happens. Up there, though, I'd imagine this sort of thing happens every 30 seconds. 

So, clearly, this off-duty cop was having a rough day. Getting out of your truck is a power move, but when you're also a cop it sort of negates it a bit because you obviously have the upper-hand. That's clear when he flashes the badge. 

Now, I don't really understand why he decided to come back and punch Tom – who appears to be a locksmith – in the face. Tom was being sort of a dick, but I'm not sure it warranted that sort of response. 

Point for Tom. 

Now, fast-forwarding a bit, I also think locksmith Tom is also full of crap and clearly out to bury officer Allen here and get all the money he can from this horrific event. 

I mean, come on – "dazed and possibly concussed." That's nonsense. No you weren't. I've seen my toddler get smacked way harder than that by her ball-of-fire cousin, and she came out just fine. Bounced off her like rubber bullets. That little jab didn't daze you. 

Point for officer Allen!

So, at the end of the day, I have it as a tie, which means offsetting penalties and a redo of down. Fair is fair. 

Those are the rules. 

Thoughts?