She is an idiot and obviously in the wrong. Old man should have realized this and put the golf club down. He did nothing wrong but is lucky she did not cap him. Two idiots meet on a street corner.
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First and foremost she can do no wrong since she is a police officer.
As the Indiana Supreme Court and police nationwide agreed, when an officer does something(including illegally entering a home) civilians should appease the officer in every way possible to make them happy and not trigger any of their feelings of rage stemming from their personal inadequacies.