Not saying the cops are blameless here, but ....why would you ever disobey a cops order when they have guns trained on you? Not smart.
Some say drugs, others....aliens. ;^)
Trouble is, sometimes you have 4 different cops shouting contradictory demands at the same time. Who do you obey, if you can't obey all of them simultaneously?
Don’t assume the man was disobeying the cops. Lots of videos on You Tube of people doing what a cop ordered them to do and then getting shot becuase they did it.
Yup. Even better, don’t put yourself in a position where cops are pointing guns at you!
Although to be fair, I found myself there once. Going on a late night walk and apparently I matched the description of a perp who was in the neighborhood. Got surrounded by multiple officers with guns drawn at the same time. Scared the heck out of me. But I simply complied with all orders, presented my identification very slowly when asked, and made sure to keep my hands in plain view. Also made clear that while I had a CCW permit, I was not carrying and offered to let them search me.
When they realized I wasn’t the perp, they gave my identification back and offered me their names and badge numbers in case I wanted to file a complaint. I declined. They were just doing their jobs. PS The perp was a serial rapist and they did get him.