>> “you’re fixin’ to ride the lightning.” That’s a euphemism for the electric chair.
No, it’s not. It’s cutesy-ased cop-to-cop talk for being Tased. Absolutely inappropriate if stated to civilians. Proper: “Sir, if you do not exit the vehicle I will Taser you.” (T A S E R = “Thomas A Swift’s Electric Rifle”. Seriously.)
Students of de-escalation studies will note that repeated commands or statements (on both the part of the Lt. and the cops) only served to escalate a situation.
That seems intuitive.