Show your hands. It is the law and any even marginally rational person will do so immediately as it could save your life.
You just can’t seem to separate a cop’s normal prerogative from the very real limitations on said prerogative.
“Show your hands. It is the law and any even marginally rational person will do so immediately as it could save your life.”
Sorry pal, in this setting, NO SALE! This cop acted illegally under color of law, and he should be punished as such. This was a blatant attempt at mindless intimidation. The cop was just pissed that a mere resident citizen ( i.e. someone who is paying his salary) “dared” to photograph him on patrol. There were no laws being broken before this asshole got out of his car, and if he had used his gun, he’d be in the same fix as the criminal cop in Cincinnati last week. Cameras are going to change law enforcement for the better. A decent officer would not have behaved as this guy did and FWIW, I love good LEOs. Our daughter-in-law’s best friend was the girlfriend of the Hayward, CA cop that was killed last week. He was a very good officer and we are all saddened by his passing.
The line between a LEO’s “right” to go home safely each day and the same “right” for the rest of us needs to be redefined. Cops on the whole, have become far too trigger happy, and before the advent of the small camera, they have always been able to get away with an unjustified killing, because they had their “friends” in the DA’s office.(Baltimore is a notable exception)