First you call them pigs that exceeded their authority, and then you conclude by saying "Those orders were lawful and routine for a traffic stop." Which one do you believe, because I am seeing a serious contradiction here?
What part of "turn off the engine" and "stick your hands out the windows" is unlawful in a typical traffic stop?
I'm not denying the cops had the authority to stop and investigate.
Then they immediately went into Testosterone Mode and pulled their penises...er..guns out, without reason.
That is when the situation went pear shaped. There was no need to display weapons at that point.
And what the hell, do those er.."cops" have any brains at all? If the vehicle WAS being driven by gangstas...would they prefer to stop on a dark highway and play shoot-em-up, or would they go to a well-lit service station, with cameras and witnesses, to do the deed?
if the "cop" had any normal level of testosterone, he would have walked up to the vehicle and done the procedure properly.
He did not. He failed to control the situation and thus the onus is on him.
And, no, it's not "obstructing" the law to refuse to exit a vehicle until the "cops" present adequate probable cause.
"Get out of the car."
"No. Why should I?"
"I'm a Low T cop and want to boost my ego."
"Not good enough. That's not recognized probable cause."
"How about 'Get out or I shoot you'?"
"Then any search of my vehicle is unlawful under the Fourth Amendment."
The cops resorted to force and threats because their widdle egos were hurt and they knew they didn't have authority to go as far as they did.