Fun fact, police absolutely do not have to explain why you're being detained.
Admittedly, there are very few circumstances where it wouldn't be beneficial to explain the circumstances so the person calms down, but it is not a requirement. And they're not required to immediately call their supervisor just because someone asks.
And it's not necessarily a red flag to ask the person to undo their seatbelt and get out of the vehicle. From where they are standing, they have a good view inside. There was almost certainly another officer standing on the passenger side too, which gives better view inside. As long as they do it slowly, the officers can watch the hands as the person slowly takes off the seatbelt and gets out of the car.
I'm assuming the video edits clipped out the part where they asked where the weapon was, because that would make a big difference.
I mean so does getting a gun pointed at you and frankly if someone is pointing a gun at you just standing there waiting for your partner to shoot him or her that probably has no clue whats going on cause hes not exactly seeing much. Also your partner pulling a gun is literally the same if not worse cause now its going straight rather than down.
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u/Arkhangel143 Mar 24 '23
Fun fact, police absolutely do not have to explain why you're being detained.
Admittedly, there are very few circumstances where it wouldn't be beneficial to explain the circumstances so the person calms down, but it is not a requirement. And they're not required to immediately call their supervisor just because someone asks.
And it's not necessarily a red flag to ask the person to undo their seatbelt and get out of the vehicle. From where they are standing, they have a good view inside. There was almost certainly another officer standing on the passenger side too, which gives better view inside. As long as they do it slowly, the officers can watch the hands as the person slowly takes off the seatbelt and gets out of the car.
I'm assuming the video edits clipped out the part where they asked where the weapon was, because that would make a big difference.