I didn't write the "confusion reigned" comment, that was a comment upthread from Paine in the Neck, not sam_paine, (the other pain in the neck.)
But you know the answer to your question. There is confusion at that house because the resident assumed he was a free citizen and the cop assumes he's the ultimate dictator on a power trip. Hence the confusion.
There is confusion at that house because the resident assumed he was a free citizen and the cop assumes he's the ultimate dictator on a power trip. Hence the confusion.Yup.
Listen to the dialog. After the shot, the cop is basically yelling at the guy for not doing the right thing when some stranger (albeit in uniform) rushes onto to his property, gun drawn, excitedly issuing contradictory orders to a free citizen on his own private property.
Listen to how the cop tries to turn it around like why didn't the citizen do this or that differently.