[Carry_Okie]

Simply because an ordinary civilian doesn't have the legal authority to order another to raise his/her hands.Yet,under certain circumstances,a cop *does* have that authority.

Is simple failure to comply deserving of death?

[Gay State Conservative]

Is simple failure to comply deserving of death?

Nope.But the motives behind a failure to comply just might require a vigorous response.I'm sure that you have a fertile enough imagination to come up with very disturbing motives an individual might have in refusing to comply.