Perhaps then you haven't been paying attention to the news. I'm not some alarmist that thinks every cop is looking to kill people but given the number of high p

Perhaps then you haven't been paying attention to the news. I'm not some alarmist that thinks every cop is looking to kill people but given the number of high profile fatal interactions lately I think everyone is more on edge and I wouldn't blame anyone for attempting to de-escalate a situation instead of taking some militaristic "high road" to prove a point. To be sure, I realize the initial interaction was with what presumably is a security guard and not an actual LEO. However if the OP had taken a belligerent attitude it's not unreasonable to assume that law enforcement would have become involved quickly.