do you think that maybe instead of ordering him on the ground like a slave they could've asked what he was doing? since simply having a gun in your waistband was probably not illegal where this happened. people (especially pissed off people) respond better to questions rather than orders.
Actually I don't think they should have "asked" him. Their lives are on the line. There are people out there who want to kill them for no other reason than they are a cop. If they delay, they are dead.
Each of you on this site walk out of your door each day with the knowledge that you might be the victim of a crime. That is why you do your best to be prepared. You arm yourselves, you make yourselves extra aware of your surroundings, you don't pick arguments, you avoid the bad places in town. Cops are doing the same, except they don't get to avoid the bad situations, they have to go head long into them.
100% of the time if you are the recieving end of a cop yelling at you, you should do what they say. You do not know what they know. For all you know you happen to fit the exact description of a guy that just shot and killed a couple of cops down the street. You know you're not doing anything wrong, but the cops don't. It's their job to figure it out and if they THINK you are not doing right then to arrest you. If you are not doing anything wrong then you'll be fine later (then proceed to sue the hell out of the department). On the street is not the best time to try and argue your innocence.
There have been tons of postings on here to the effect of "keep your mouth shut and don't talk to the cops". I couldn't agree more. But your body language is just as important as you voice. You MUST follow a cops orders. Legal or not. If it is an illegal order then take them to court afterwards, but for gods sake do what they tell you then. It could litterally save your life.
Sure the system is screwed up, but that's what we've got. This is the end result of all the crime we've had over the years. Cops that think everyone is out to get them. God willing it will eventually change, but for now we need to do our part and not give the cops a bad view of us.
Every one of us that is vocal and resists a cop out on the street is doing nothing more than tarnishing our good name (as citizens and as OCers). If a cop really screws up, take them to court. File a formal complaint to their chief, to the mayor, hell to the damn President of the US! But do it formally and properly and through the right channels.
YOU WILL NOT CHANGE A COPS MIND ON THE STREET! I'm speaking from personal experience here. My inmates do the same thing. Try to argue with me over every little thing. If I write them up and I am wrong then it gets figured out at the hearing, but no one has ever convinced me to not write them up once I've made up my mind too.
