Had ole Tony accidently flashed the cop yeah I'd agree sol man, but he did it as a passive agressive move. No differrent than "accidently" slapping him as he turned around to walk away. There was intent, malice if you will. The wife with the camera only escalated the situation.
I agree with boosted, the unknown would have been starting at my Kimber
@bykfixer I respect you a lot Mike, but I disagree with you on this. Yes, it was an act of disrespect, but it is not equivilant to a physical assault. Unfortunately, too many LEOs react to actions of disrespect, like when catching a suspect after a chase, and beating them excessively out of rage, because they did not respect their signal to stop, and ran from them. Ego can be a terrible thing. Yes, LEOs have the right to expect that their commands are followed, but
stress + adrenaline x ego=trouble.
I have been through my local PD's Citizens Academy, twice--first in 2009, and again in 2019. So, I'm not a LEO hater. I fly a thin line flag on my front porch with red, green and blue strips, I support LEOs, Fire/EMT and our military. But, I hold them to high standards. If they want respect, they have to behave respectfully. Respect isn't automatic, it is earned. Unfortunately, as bad a job as LE is, recruitment is very difficult, and some/many departments have to lower standards to fill patrol cars, and to keep them filled they ignore problems with officers. This leads to bad policing, which leads to estrangement of LE with the community, and rebellion against LE, and the "defund the police" movement.
I don't know what the answer to all this is, if I did, I'd either be the most popular person in the country, or the most despised person in the country, I suppose. I do know one thing, people need God, really bad, in this nation. The nation has drifted away from God, and it has resulted in more and more misery. I don't mean to preach, I'm far from a saint, but I can see that kids without parents grow up to generally be a problem. We need to restore the nuclear family, and traditional values in this nation, or we are going down the tubes, and end up in the dust bin of history, along with so many other failed nations. I don't want that for my children and grandchildren. I don't want it for yours, either. Getting windy, so I'll stop now. 73