And because they're law enforcement, they'll respond with 10 times the firepower, killing the armed/confused civilian(s) instantly and effortlessly. They'll get

And because they're law enforcement, they'll respond with 10 times the firepower, killing the armed/confused civilian(s) instantly and effortlessly. They'll get away with it too, because, again... they're law enforcement, and prosecutors are too scared to touch them. Another risk is crazed right-wing vigilantes deciding to drive around in similar vans+camo+guns to kidnap people for real. Law enforcement knows that people are worried about this, and are using this tactic deliberately in order to instill fear. "Do I fight back, because these are racist gun-nuts who are going to lynch me, or do I comply because they're police, and they'll just let me go after they're done unconstitutionally hassling me?" Guess wrong and you die. This is terrorism.