As a career tank I agree that pulls get stupid sometimes. It's hard though, as I have gotten grief from parties for not pulling enough or fast enough or whatever. I think there are many people other than just tanks that are expecting speed runs these days. I love tanking and always will but there is definitely more stress involved in it than other roles. Everyone expects a ton out of you and wants you to pull/place/whatever exactly how they want it.

If you don't like how the tank is pulling then say something. If he continues to do it... then yeah, there is a problem. I think you will find that most of us are just trying to do what the community finds "normal" these days.