Sunil Dutta, a 17 year veteran of the LAPD:
Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you.
No, this is not from the Onion. It's from the Washington Post, written by a real cop. This, folks, is the problem.