“This is a scary example that the police will follow orders not do what is obviously right.”
Yeah, think of gun confiscation! The only difference with gun confiscation is that the cops will get a lot of return fire so they will be thinking twice about obeying orders if disobediance is widespread as it is likely to be.
“The only difference with gun confiscation is that the cops will get a lot of return fire so they will be thinking twice about obeying orders if disobediance is widespread as it is likely to be.”
Good analysis. In the 1992 LA riots, the cops hopped in their squads and drove home to protect their families - orders be damned.