Right. Because a mere peasant getting "uppity" with one of The King's Men deserves it.
I'll note that the officers in the above encounter had all the guns. If they hadn't closed with or "confronted" the individual (as is their wont, and in their "confrontation" training), he wouldn't have been able to get near enough to attempt to relieve the officer of one of the guns festooning said officer's person...
I didn’t say be disrespectful, but NEVER roll over to their Illegal Demands. If the officer cannot articulate a reasonable suspicion a crime has or is about to be committed, he has NO LEGAL leg to stand on. Obviously you don’t want to try and fight with them either.
I’d take that ass kicking and then retire on the million or so I’d sue for. Then I’d spend half of it making the cops life who did it miserable until the day he died.
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