I’m so glad that there are so many officers out there who take it upon themselves to be judge and jury when it comes to dealing with the public.
I also wasn’t aware of an officer’s authority to ‘give orders’ to suspects. After all, every suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But I guess since some officers have taken upon themselves to be judge and jury, the civil rights of suspects don’t apply.
Here I thought all along that it was the officer’s job to apprehend suspects, detain them, and deliver them to a court of law where they will then be judged. Apparently though, some officer’s have decided that assaulting (choking a suspect into unconsciousness) fits in nicely between apprehending and detaining, and delivering to a court of law.
"oh, excuse me sir. would you mind stopping firing that gun and killing people?"
now i just have no idea what you are talking about. police are given broad powers to issue verbal orders that must be followed. even the simple order "clear the sidewalk" all the way up "drop the weapon" must be followed for the safety of everyone concerned.
call me a jack-booted thug all you wish. but when the bullets start flying, i am ordered to run towards them. you can run away.