“...a citizen should not have to weigh the likelihood that the officer will decide to shoot him dead.”
Or his/her dog.
Yup. Cops need to be trained to ask questions first and shoot later.
Like that young man, I would have beaten that cop to an inch of his life for manhandling my mom. Any decent son or husband would.
The Thin Blue Line face a hard and a dangerous job and not every one out there wishes them well but showing simple human courtesy can make their jobs a lot more pleasant and gain them respect and appreciation.