“The cop has the authority to tell you to keep your hands where he can see them”
Not always true.
When you are pulled over for a ticket, let’s say, he can ask you to keep your hands visible. He’s acting in accordance with the law, detaining someone who’s violating the law.
In THIS case, the cop has no justification to do anything but say “Hi”.
If what I quoted from you is ALWAYS true, then cops walking down a busy sidewalk could ask every passerby to keep their hands visible for their benefit.
Sorry, but your insistence on this point is out of context.
“When you are pulled over for a ticket, let’s say, he can ask you to keep your hands visible. He’s acting in accordance with the law, detaining someone who’s violating the law.”
When you are pulled over for a traffic violation, you are, under the law, under arrest! You get to go on your way by signing the citation in which you promise to appear to answer whatever the charges are. This cop had no cause of any kind to detain this man for filming him. It was pure intimidation from a cop who thought he could get away with it. Looks as though he should have thought twice about pulling the gun. He’s going to go, would be my bet. All you have to do is look at the Rohnert Park PD Facebook page.
The $hit has really hit the fan!