[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

In your previous post, you said you do have to comply with a police officers orders(and it has been law for alot longer than we have been alive).

As for the person in the video. It is common knowledge to stay in your vehicle during a routine traffic stop. that is all the officer asked the person to do.
I can do alot more damage to an officer if I am standing on my feet, than I can from a seated postion in a car.

Yes, I'm not suggesting a system where citizens are allowed to ignore a police officers orders. However, you have to realize how stupid the general public is and realize that many times they will not immediately comply and you may have to adjust your style and tone to avoid forcing a situation where violence is necessary.

I've been doing ride-alongs and working in the field for years as an EMT/Vol. Firefighter so I've seen a lot of cops diffuse much more potentially dangerous situations without any violence...and I've also witnessed a lot of behavior that borders on abuse.

A good example of what I'm talking about is seen when a Dallas Police officer stopped Houston Texan's running back Ryan Moats who was going to see his dying mother-in-law. A stop that resulted in the apology by the DPD Chief of Police...
"I am embarrassed and disappointed by the behavior of one of our police officers," the chief told a packed audience of media outlets that included Inside Edition. "His behavior, in my opinion, did not exhibit the common sense, discretion, the compassion that we expect our officers to exhibit."