“Keep your hands up where I can see them!”
Simultaneously: “Get out of the car!!!”
If you are buckled in but at gunpoint, just how, exactly, are you supposed to do both? People have been shot for trying to follow one instruction but not the other.
Bad training on the part of the officers. ONE officer should give instructions to avoid confusion and potential bad shoots. The officers should have chosen one officer to be in control and issue instructions.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know it requires withdrawing your hands from outside the vehicle if you are exiting the vehicle.
Perhaps it could have been handled a bit differently but anyone can be a Monday morning QB.
THe bottom line is the cops gave a lawful order to begin with and the driver opted to argue rather than comply.
I witched the video 3 times, The words “seat belt” are never used by any party.