I remember hearing somewhere that certain animals find direct eye contact as an aggressive challenge to their dominance. This isn't the first time that the cop

I remember hearing somewhere that certain animals find direct eye contact as an aggressive challenge to their dominance. This isn't the first time that the cops have gotten upset with people because of "eyeballing" or "dehumanizing stares": http://www.salon.com/2013/05/30/miami_olice_choke_and_tackle_black_teen_for_dehumanizing_stare/ http://www.salon.com/2013/05/30/miami_olice_choke_and_tackle... Not so great of a situation when you're not allowed to even make eye contact with the cops. I can't help but feel that the cops want to see people near them with eyes/face pointing down as a sign of deference...