I don't know what the right answer is.
Try to look at it from the police perspective:
Few, if any, want to get in the middle of something they don't understand. It's too litigious a world.
The government is fanning the flames of the public...
It’s worth noting that this video was created by someone who appears to have a strong disdain for law enforcement. Even if someone has an in-depth understanding of US law (perhaps you do), the way this video is edited seems to heavily favor one...
Listening to the guy tell a story about calling the FAA trying to get an ok, and handing the phone to the Dad of a missing child was pretty egregious to me. Unsurprising.... but egregious.
I'm not sure how I would handle the same situation.