Wow, those officers are fucking idiots and need to be fired (if they haven’t been already). It’s amazing the first one isn’t dead and the second one didn’t kill somebody’s kid in the MickyD’s line waiting on a happy meal.
If someone grabs the sidearm on your strong-side, it means they want to find out how sharp the blade you wear on your support-side is. (I’m wearing an Emerson on my support-side as I type this… old habits.)
I’m retired LEO, and yes, been in a couple gunfights, and hundreds of use-of-force incidents (worked Booking for way too long). That was embarrassing and unprofessional on many levels, certainly not SOP, and sadly that piece of shit’s family is going to see some money for sure.