Are cops threatened by disrespect? Should disrespecting authority be a crime?

[OddBeMe]

Here’s a recent traffic stop that escalated quickly. I’m thinking defund these cops and hire good ones.

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Lack of control and disrespecting cops is a sign of low intelligence and really a primer to becoming a criminal. LE is trained to follow through regardless and stay alive doing it. When they pull someone over, they will tend to be adrenaline pumped simply to stay alive. So, if you instigate that and take them on, go for it, but again that is the beginning of the criminal mindset and they know that. If you are pissed at the law you just broke, or think you are innocent, take that up with the courts. LE, owns the moment and there isn’t much you can do about it except worsen your situation.

[Sargentcaptain]

Put yourself in the shoes of the cop though. He doesn't know this guy, he is acting strange, he is resisting orders and he is generally being a douche. The cop was kinds nuts for going with pepper spray and pulling out a teaser, but the driver is not exactly being a nice guy. He was hostile to the cop so the cop was hostile to him. It's basic ethics. Don't be dick.

[Anonymous]

While it's not a crime and shouldn't be one it is a stupid thing to do that won't have a good outcome. A lot of bad cops are insecure and have inferiority complexes and it's why they took the job. Insulting fragile people like that is a good way to get shot or arrested. Its just not worth it.

[LuvMeSomeBoys]

Disrespect isn’t the issue, noncompliance is. Funny how we don’t see what happened that prompted the police officer to bring out OC, just where Mr. Citizen decided to start the video. Adverse encounters at traffic stops seem to ignore citizens’ behavior.

[OddBeMe]

Mr Citizen didn't do anything wrong though.

[LuvMeSomeBoys]

He was stopped for a traffic violation. It escalated because of Mr. Citizen’s behavior and refusal.

[Rangers]

Defunding a system that you think is broken is very counterproductive and it seems a lot more like you just have a problem with people who enforce the law.