The article mirrors my experience with LEO (as a white person).
"The reason for the stop is..." -> citation, in-and-out in minutes.
"What the hell was that?" -> citation + wait around while they call their superior officer to figure out what to charge me with.
"Turn the car off and get out the vehicle" -> This is going to hurt.
I bet if we were to look at police training, their flow chart for handling situations is: simple crimes -> write the ticket, move on; minor, but straight forward crimes -> get them to admit to something; you're planning on booking them -> go in blazing.
FWIW, the time I was told to get out of the car and hand cuffed, I had a warrant out due to clerical error with a speeding ticket that I paid, but it didn't get marked as paid. I still got handcuffed and thrown into the police cruiser and only avoided an arrest because the LEO for some reason let me get the receipt from my glove compartment.
"The reason for the stop is..." -> citation, in-and-out in minutes.
"What the hell was that?" -> citation + wait around while they call their superior officer to figure out what to charge me with.
"Turn the car off and get out the vehicle" -> This is going to hurt.
I bet if we were to look at police training, their flow chart for handling situations is: simple crimes -> write the ticket, move on; minor, but straight forward crimes -> get them to admit to something; you're planning on booking them -> go in blazing.
FWIW, the time I was told to get out of the car and hand cuffed, I had a warrant out due to clerical error with a speeding ticket that I paid, but it didn't get marked as paid. I still got handcuffed and thrown into the police cruiser and only avoided an arrest because the LEO for some reason let me get the receipt from my glove compartment.