Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
So, PK, if a cop came into a store while you were there with the wife, and he had a uniform and if he had arrived in a patrol car, but his first action was to effectively assault your wife, how would that modify your reaction?
Are you suggesting that I should shoot him? Are you suggesting that I should argue with him? Maybe I should jump on the guy? What could POSSIBLY be the positive outcome of any of those actions?
I'd say "Honey, do as he says, right now." and I'd do the same. Basically, if you lay on the floor with your arms out then what else is the guy going to do? All he can do is handcuff you and maybe kick you around a little. Much better than being dead.
In the end, it's no different than what happens when LE is unreasonable at a traffic stop. Arguing gets you nothing, BEST CASE. If you really tick them off, it can get you arrested, beat up, pepper sprayed, who knows....
Keep your mouth SHUT. Do as you're told. Deal with it later. I'd rather be beat up and alive than "right" and dead.