Yep, Brown knew it and it’s an excellent point, I’d guess Brown felt he was big enough challenge the officer.
If in fact he tried to take the officers gun from him it was a fatal mistake and no ones fault but Browns.
No doubt MB is a hero in Hell — his desire to swipe a coupla “blunts” cascaded into millions of dollars of damage, loss and misery.
Satan will probably pin a medal on him.