Would you care to venture as to how many stupid, BUT LAWFUL orders that this officer has given or WILL give in his military career? I will hazard more then just a few. Yet he would expect those orders to be obeyed, and might even consider recommending a court martial or an Article 15 for a subordinate who did not obey them.
I spent 26 years on active duty and the National Guard, retiring as a Master Sergeant. I was also a State Police Officer. Even the very best of officers I served under, some of whom I love and respect ENORMOUSLY, occasionally gave ill-considered and dumb-ass orders. It goes with the territory of being a fallible human being.
If you could conduct a séance with George Patton, I am sure he would express his regret over having ordered the Hammelburg raid.
My big question here is why did they exit their vehicles with their guns drawn and pointed at the driver? I’ve seen the videos and I still don’t know how this quickly escalated into the equivalent of a felon stop from the moment they exited their vehicles.
People, even policemen used to have a little "mother wit" but that appears to be passé nowadays.