He wasn’t dropping the weapon, he was going for the weapon.
He appeared to be transferring the pistol from his right hand to his left, not dropping it from his right hand.
Looks like he had a tentative grasp on it so as not to appear to be controlling it.
You saw what you wanted to see.
No he wasn’t, it was slow and going straight down. She blew it, he was doing exactly what she was screaming at him to do.
If the officer orders him to drop a weapon that is in his pocket the officer has told the man he will kill him whatever he does or doesn’t do. If he reaches into his pocket to retrieve the gun in order to drop it as ordered he will be killed for reaching for his weapon. If he just holds his hands in the air he has disobeyed an order and the officer will kill him. This phenomenon is not so uncommon as it should be.
If the officer orders him to drop a weapon that is in his pocket the officer has in effect told the man he will kill him whatever he does or doesn’t do. If he reaches into his pocket to retrieve the gun in order to drop it as ordered he will be killed for reaching for his weapon. If he just holds his hands in the air the officer will kill him for disobeying an order. This phenomenon is not so uncommon as it should be and officers are not disciplined or retrained because of it. It is a perk of the job.