[Hebrews 11:6]

You make a distinction without a difference. In several places I specifically referred to the officer ordering compliance. The fact that in one case I used a different word, "ask," completely takes it out of its context.

[Jack Hydrazine]

You said that the officer asked him to prevent one, not stop one. Having an officer ask you means that you can voluntarily say, "no" without any harm coming to you. But the reality is he was told/ordered by the officer to prevent a rioti by saying something via Twitter where the choice of, "no" means you get arrested and go to jail.

"You overstate the case. The officer was not asking him to quell a riot, a task which might include physical or even armed intervention. He asked him simply to help discourage a riot by sending a message, in this case electronically."