By the way, I suggested that you lighten up, not that the policemen should lighten up. The incompetent policemen should be fired and prosecuted.
I am not saying that the police officers may not have been overbearing and utterly inappropriate as they gave conflicting orders. No matter, at the moment of confrontation, it was incumbent upon an army officer, who should understand the meaning of a lawful, if stupid order, to comply with them as best he can, and sort out any wrongdoing afterward by lodging a formal complaint. His status as a commissioned officer should carry a bit of weight.
Were I his CO, I would have called him on the carpet with a reprimand, or other sanction for not comporting himself in a manner expected of a commissioned officer.
His behavior was just about as silly as any of the police officers, PARTICULARLY when he told them that he did not have to get out of the car for a traffic violation when ordered. They call them “jailhouse lawyers” for a reason.
You just KNOW that the Democ-RAT bastid governor Klan Man hood Northam will demagogue the hell out of this incident for to exploit racial tensions for his perceived political gain.