When Colorado became a shall issue state for CC the police started drawing there weapons and disarming permit holders during traffic stops. They learned pretty quick not to do that after a few abuse of authority cases. Still it is a dangerous job and I take my hat off to them. However there is no need for that kind of language from the cops. I would have immediately complied with their order to get down on my knees. I would have been fantasizing the whole while about how I was going to spend the money from the settlement.
Exactly. Comply, document/record, use the chain of authority,
then sue and or go public if justified.
Hopefully Fiorino sues the city and the officers in question for anything he can make stick: abuse of authority, false imprisonment, deprivation of rights under color of law...
Cops like that deserve the felony convictions for deprivation of rights under color of law, for sure—make sure they’re never in a position of authority again.