I think the police make it pretty obvious everywhere in the world what they want you to do in any confrontation with them. You have two choices. Pretty much everywhere except (sometimes) in the UK if you choose one you live, if you choose the other, you die. In that case, he may not have deserved it, but that is the rule of the jungle, and he must have known that. No further comment. Peter > I'd guess that 90% of those responding take the view that since he > didn't comply with the orders of a Law Enforcement Officer, he got > what he deserved. > > Many of these otherwise apparently normal men, no way into Hells > Angels stuff, also carry guns, in case. > > The Atlantic is just about wide enough. > > Gerry Winskill