Well...if they didn’t start shooting immediately, perhaps their intent was not to shoot unless they had to. But, if you think they’re going to murder you, you may as well go down in a hail of gunfire! Maybe this dude didn’t want to go to the joint and be robbed of his manhood, ergo...
“But, if you think they’re going to murder you, you may as well go down in a hail of gunfire!”
I don’t disagree.
“Maybe this dude didn’t want to go to the joint...”
And maybe he didn’t believe they were really the police. I’d have my doubts if they were in street clothes and in an unmarked car.