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When I follow the orders of an unprofessional and ill behaved police officer, I do it out of a combination of self interest, social norms and a general respect for the rule of law.
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Self-preservation is usually front and center in such encounters.
That is no longer compliance with authoritarianism but simply the bad end of a fight or flight scenario.
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But not because the police officer has earned my respect or because I wish or enjoy to submit to the police officer, and I am unwilling to give up rights to increase polices authority.