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Officer: Sir, please move to the other side of the street.

Citizen: Oh, of course. (Sometimes they even say, “thanks!”)

If you can’t get cooperation, an officer will settle for compliance where the citizen (or threat) may not be happy about it, but does what he or she needs to do:

Officer: Mr. Smith, we have a warrant for your arrest. I have to take you into custody.

Mr. Smith: This is fucking bullshit! I took care of that warrant a month ago!

Officer: Possibly, but I have to take you in. Will you turn around and put your hands behind your back?

Mr. Smith (turning around and putting hands behind his back): Fuck you. I hope this makes you feel like a big man you fucking punk.

Mr. Smith is not happy, but he is compliant. In section three, “Experience,” we’ll talk more about criminals and the criminal subculture. Certain criminals will always be verbally abusive with officers. For some it is part of their identity; others know that verbal resistance combined with physical compliance is safe—the officer won’t hurt him but his peers will see him as a tough guy. So many, many arrestees will act like Mr. Smith. But so will many citizens.