Agreed and here's what way I see it: We can't continue to function properly (legally) if every encounter is likely to be framed up as "do what the police tell you to do whether it's right or wrong" and the answer is to sort it later. Sometimes that works but for rights, it does not because a right delayed is a right denied. I understand perhaps sometimes it is necessary or there are extenuating circumstances or maybe even the officer didn't know any better. But at some point, there has to be a mechanism of prevention put into place otherwise there is this chilling effect. Imagine if no one would do anything because they were not quite sure they would be allowed to or they are not quite sure the authorities knew they could do it. Luckily in a free country like America there are mechanisms in place to prevent this from happening not because people make mistakes but because people will abuse the system. Those officers in that video abused their authority to get their own way. You can call it an investigative technique or an attempt to keep the peace or whatever but this is 2024 and there are cameras everywhere and there is the power of social media and everyone is more or less equal these days so those tactics are not as effective as they used to be; officers might want to find another way and I suggest they look to the Constitution for clarity and direction.
