• mrcleanup@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Sure, but once they establish a pattern of non-compliance it doesn’t reset with each new instruction. They expect he will resist getting out of the car based on his refusal to roll down the window. At that point they have to choose whether to get him out of the car quickly, or risk non-compliance issue with that, which could involve fleeing or hitting people with his car.

    When officer or public safety are at risk they will always choose to take someone into custody to stabilize the situation and then reassess from there.

    The situation with the window can’t be separated from the treatment with the door.

    • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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      9 days ago

      That is a policy of escalation, there is no reason to follow it. It just makes situations where this is more likely. It’s a miniscule increase in safety for an officer at a cost of massive risk to the public.