Well said... Put yourself in the Officers place.
I'm not sure how this applies either. I mean yes it is a legal order under normal circumstances. That doesn't mean that a jury will always convict or that a DA will pursue charges. It does mean that if the officer can articulate a reason, and officer safety has been a sanctioned reason in ruling after ruling so it's hard to imagine an officer who couldn't articulate a reason, then the officers actions will be legal and within the law. That doesn't mean that every action cops take are acceptable just because they are legal. Every department has policies and procedures that are much more restrictive than what would be considered illegal. Something doesn't have to be illegal to be wrong and we don't have to have a law to regulate every action of public servants