“cops have more power than civilians in this regard”
You hit one of my hot buttons. Cops are civilians unless in the military. They are a civilian police force. They just have more responsibility and authority than other citizens.
I hate the move to militarizing the police. It is one of the reasons that crime is climbing instead of falling. It is the us against them attitude.
Ok, I don’t disagree with any of that. I Guess I misused the term “civilian”. You made my point better in your second line.. “They just have more responsibility and authority than other citizens.”
Nothing will happen to these cops. They did nothing illegal.