The internet, cell phone video, etc. has really made it tough on law enforcement officers to do their jog with confidence. They really do have to be careful their own safety, but ultimately the safety of the person they are confronting as well. My brother is a state patrolman and pulled over a 60+ year old man who exited his car when he was told to sit tight, he got out with a hot cup of coffee in his hand and kept stepping toward my brother and was asked to stop. After several warnings and some verbal exchanges my brother managed to knock the hot coffee from the man's hands onto the ground. Who knows, my brother could have gotten a scalding in the face and he wasn't about the take the chance. He only gave the guy a speeding ticket and was not changed with noncompliance, threatening, or assault like he could have been. My brother didn't get scalded but the guy got scolded for his behavior in traffic court where his tune also changed.
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