You’re reading quite a lot into the incident. Projection?
First, I watched that video over and over for at least a week breaking it down to every detail. It added up to the bigger psychological picture I mentioned.
Second, I have been in that exact type of situation many times in my life and am lucky to be alive, if I had twitched a finger I would be dead. I understand the authoritarian mindset very very well.
Third, Both my father and my uncle were law enforcement officers who retired early years ago because of that very trending authoritarian mindset that disgusted them as old school LE when they still actually served the public.
Fourth, my son in law is currently a law enforcement officer and he cannot wait to get out because of that very mindset he has come to hate. It’s real, And I understand it very well, been there many times.