Behind every badge is a person making split-second decisions. Sometimes those decisions are tactical masterclasses, and other times they are absolute disasters caught on camera. From awkward threats to high-speed landscaping, we're counting down 10 of the most interesting, controversial, and flatout failing moments in recent policing. We start with a moment that defines unconventional tactics. During a struggle to gain compliance from a suspect, one officer decided to skip the standard warnings and go straight for the most effective deterrent imaginable. >> Hey, go ahead and stop for me. >> Well, you let me under arrest. >> Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Why you push me in the box? Yeah, you think you got me, but I let you. >> Knock it off or I'll do it in your >> gut. I'm dead. I'm a dick. I'm done. I promise I'm dead. >> Yeah, I the death. >> KNOCK IT OFF. >> It's blunt. It's awkward. And it definitely got everyone's attention. A weirdly specific decision that lives forever on body cam. Pursuit driving requires precision. Unfortunately for this officer in St. Cloud, Florida, the steering wheel had other plans. Come on, man. What the >> I copy. [screaming] >> Go, go, go, go. >> Come back to Maine. Come back to Ma. He's going to head back. He's going to come out on Maine over by the towers. Watch out. Watch out. Left, left, left, left. Take him. Take him. Take him. Take him. Take him. Take him. Take him. Take him. black. He has a gun. >> We're going to be in line. Lines. Bailing. Bailing. Bailing. Bailing. Racing. Huddle. He's racing. Huddle. Stop. JUST GET ON RIGHT NOW. I GOT TO WALK THE OTHER WAY. DUDE, I'M GOING TO SHOOT. Show me YOUR HANDS. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE [screaming] GROUND. You're killing. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SHOT. GET ON THE GROUND NOW. NOW. Miranda Pard is a name that pops up often in interesting police encounters. In this clip, a standard detention turns into a bizarre debate about identity. Give me your information. >> I have a deputy. >> Huh? You have a deputy. I'm standing in front of you. Do you have your information? >> I don't need to give it to you. >> Yes. Yes, you do. Why would you not? To the front of my car. >> Now you're Now you're making me uncomfortable. >> That's fine. Go to the front of my car. >> Can't do that, sir. >> Yes, you can. >> Officer, you're you're putting your hands on me. >> Officer, you're putting your hands on me. >> Sit right there. >> You're a male. Sit right there. Sit right there. >> You're a female. I'm a female. You're a male. >> How do you know? >> I'm a female. >> How do you know what I identify as? Where's your identification? There's your driver's license, registration, and your proof of insurance. >> No, I turned around because you committed a violation of Florida State. You don't operate there. I'm in charge. Do you understand me? >> Take my shirt off as a woman. You need to identify as a male. I'm a female. And you just put your hands on me. I did because you are failing to produce your identification. >> I did not. You put your hands on me, >> ma'am. You're being detained on me. No, you put your hands on me. What are you doing? >> You're being detained. >> You put your hands on me. I've been complying. >> I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE GROUND. Tell me what you put me on and put your hands behind your back. >> You're hurting me. >> Obviously, you're hurting me. >> When the handcuffs come out, usually the conversation stays on the law. But here, the officer decides to pivot into a gotcha moment that leaves everyone involved and the viewers totally confused. This is where the interesting decisions become life or death. During an ambush in Orlando, the routine was shattered by gunfire. >> Your hands behind your Hey, don't pull away. Put your hands behind your back for what? Hey. Get out the car. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR NOW. >> I'm coming. >> No, you're not. >> PLEASE STOP REACHING. >> STOP REACHING. >> I'M COMING. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR, >> BRO. [screaming] PROTEIN. >> [screaming] [screaming] >> WHERE THE KEY AT? >> Washington and Garland. Officer down. Officer down. >> Where are they? >> Breathe. Breathe. >> Put the officer down. >> Breathe. Kayley. Kayie. Breathe. It's a raw, visceral look at the vulnerability of officers on the street. While high intensity, it highlights the chaotic reality when a routine stop turns into a combat zone. Gravity and water don't care about your sirens. In this pursuit, a calculated maneuver turned into a literal nose dive. >> THE COME ON. COME ON. COME ON, T. GET OUT. COME ON. >> HEY, HANDS. >> Show me your hand. >> Hands. >> STOP RIGHT THERE. >> STOP RIGHT THERE. STOP RIGHT THERE. SHOW ME YOUR HAND. SHOW ME YOUR Stop reaching. >> Stop breathing. Just stop. GET ON THE GROUND. [screaming] GET ON THE GROUND. DANCE. SHOW ME YOUR HAND. >> CHOPPER. >> Shots fired. >> I copy. Shots fired. Three. He's reaching. He just threw something. >> Hands out on the side. Hands out on the side. >> You've heard of protect and serve, but this officer ended up needing to be protected from the surf. A total physical fail. This clip of officer Courtney Banick went viral for all the wrong reasons. After a drug search, he collapsed believing he had overdosed from simple contact. >> That guy don't have those. >> He's got hit in the back of that truck. >> He's got a hit in the back. >> Oh my gosh. >> Head on. >> Slow down. Slow down. Please slow down. Oh [ __ ] >> They knew what they're doing. They got They ran off the road. >> He's going to kill somebody. >> Been standing with him off to the side. Yes. Yes, ma'am. >> Hold on, buddy. Hey, can you be Can you hop out for me? So, I don't want you to fall over, man. I see you're having a little bit of trouble standing up. >> Almost hit I would say six cars. >> It's got really lightheaded. >> You did? >> Yeah. >> Have a seat. Have a seat. >> Take it. >> It's not going to It's not going to hurt you if that's not it. >> Breathe in. Breathe in. Breathe in. Breathe in. Breathe in. Breathe in. >> Do you touch anything other than the fatal? No, I tested the >> They were right. They were pulling out as we passed him. >> He walked over so he was lightheaded and basically passed out. >> We'll take care of all that. >> Whether it was a chemical reaction or a massive stress induced panic attack, this moment sparked a massive debate among medical experts about the reality of incidental exposure. Perhaps the most tragic decision on this list. Sonia Massie called the police for help, but a conversation about a pot of water ended in a fatal shooting. >> That's not your black car in the driveway. >> I heard somebody outside. >> Yeah, we checked your house. We checked your backyard. I walked all the way through all these backyards. We checked your front yard. >> We didn't see nobody. >> Nobody's out here. >> Hey, I just need your name so we can get out of here. Uh, what is your last name? Shouldn't have to think about your last name. You're not in trouble. I just need >> Huh? >> Nasty. >> Where you going? >> Huh? >> Where you going? >> Away with your hot steaming water. >> Away from my hot steaming water. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I would rebuke you in the name of Jesus. >> Huh? >> You better not. That's where I got. I'll you face. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> Drop the drop. >> Shots fired. DROP THE SHOTS FIRED. SHOTS FIRED. DROP THE POP. BRING EMAILS NOW. WE GOT A HEADSH shot wound to the female. Headshot wound to female. 1078. She's done. You can go get it. But that's a head shot. God damn it. God. >> Yeah. I'm not taking boiling water to the head. And look, it came right to our feet, too. God damn it. You good? All right. I mean, you know what else do we do? I'm not taking hot boiling water to face and it already breached us. >> I'll go get my med kit. >> Go get Yeah. Hurry, get your med kit. >> I mean, there's not much we can do. >> She's still gasping a little bit. >> I'm not even going to waste my med stuff. Then >> this wasn't just a fail. It was a criminal escalation. The deputy involved was ultimately convicted of murder, marking this as a dark chapter in modern policing. Patience is a virtue, but it has its limits. This video shows a suspect refusing to comply for over 6 minutes, right up until the exact moment the officers decided they'd heard enough. >> Hey, don't knock on my window like that. Don't knock on. >> Why don't you have your seat belt on? >> Don't knock on my window. >> Why don't you have your seat belt on? >> Don't knock on my window like that, though. >> Like what? >> Don't knock on my window like that. >> Why you have it up? Keep your window down. Don't tell me. >> Keep your window down. I'm going to get you out of the car. As a matter of fact, get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. Give me break. Get out of the car. Get out. >> Get out of the car right now. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. GET OUT. GET OUT. >> DAMN. >> WHAT PART OF doing this? >> Hey, Drew. Hey, Drew. I'm getting arrested, Drew. I'm getting arrested. >> I'm getting arrested, Drew. >> I'm getting out, bro. God damn. >> When we tell you to do something, you do it. You understand? >> You understand? Not when you want, but when we tell you you're a littleing confused. >> I'm getting out, bro. >> Too late. Too late. >> All right, bro. Take jail, bro. Do what you got to do. >> We are, >> bro. You be on my window like you crazy, >> bro. Bro, bro, dude be on my window like you crazy. I just had surgery on my knee, bro. >> I just had surgery. >> Chill, bro. >> Back off. Back off right now. Back off. >> Don't leave, Ju. Don't leave. I'm not GOING TO TELL YOU AGAIN TO LEAVE. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE TIME. IF YOU DON'T LEAVE, I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU TO jail for me to stay here. >> Listen, if you listen to me, >> Hey, bro. You grabbing my shoulder too hard, man. I [ __ ] tell you to stop moving. >> HEY, DON'T HEY, >> I just told you stop moving, bro. You want to play victim here? I'm just being a black man. That's it. I'm just being black in America, bro. That's all it is. >> You're dark, too, brother. We're We're people of color, too. Don't play like that. >> I'm being I'm just being a black man in America, bro. And a nice car. That's it. The transition from please to police action is a sharp one. This is what happens when the circular arguing finally stops. If you think putting someone in a patrol car is easy, watch this. Miranda Pard proves that a determined suspect can turn a simple arrest into a wrestling match. [cheering] the [ __ ] right now. >> Calm down. Hey, calm down. Jason [clears throat] >> the [ __ ] >> No [ __ ] bro. >> I'm telling you, you never been like this before. I'm always like this. >> I'm always like this. So please stop. >> Yo, stop resisting, bro. Stop. You understand? Knocked it off. >> There you go. >> A major tactical fail in suspect control. He manages to slam the officer's back, showing just how quickly a situation can get physical. Finally, we have the most expensive cheeseburger in Ohio history. A dispute over 30 cents worth of cheese led to an officer losing his cool and his career. >> Hi. Did you have a bad day inside? >> No, sir. I went through the drive-thru earlier. >> Okay. >> There was a young lady who was very nice, by the way, before I introduc introduced to this lady in the burgundy. >> Okay. >> She asked the lady in the burgundy shirt to remake my sandwich. She comes up to the desk wanting me to pay her another 30 cents. So 49 plus 30 plus 30 for what? When there's I'm not even getting enough pieces of cheese. cuz she only put one on here when I already paid the 49 cents for the extra piece of cheese. So then she got an attitude because I asked her for a refund and called the police because she didn't want to give me back my money and I told them I'm in a black truck and I'm waiting. She finally gave me the refund literally 8 seconds before I got in the car and started it up. >> So I'm filling out a paper. >> Go ahead, fill it out. >> It's going to have your information on it so that you can't come back on the property. >> Who wants to? It's a McDonald's. There's one. >> But I have to serve you with a piece of paper. I'm >> not about to give you my info. Sorry. You are because it's a crime if you don't trespassing. >> The crime is her being nasty and won't make my sandwich the way I paid for it. IT'S MY MONEY. NOT OVER a sandwich. >> Not over a sandwich. >> I All I want to do is give you a piece of paper. >> YOU TOO MANY MCDONALD'S OUT HERE. >> STOP. You're going to end up going to jail. Stop. >> Hancock. H A N C O C K. Write it down. >> Calm down. >> No, I'm not. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Last name is Hancock. I already told you that. >> Behind your back? >> No, dude. For real. IS WHAT I'm telling you. OKAY, I'M SAYING OKAY. >> PUT YOUR hands behind your back. YOU'RE GOING TO GET PAID. >> OKAY. Behind your back AGAINST THE CAR. >> OH MY GOD. Why would you? >> Cuz you were resisting. >> You don't have to. >> I didn't resist. >> Yes, YOU DID. >> NO, I DIDN'T. I'm a baby. Look at my face. It's all resisting. It don't matter what sex you are. >> One bad decision, three punches, and an assault conviction. A sobering reminder that when the ego takes over, the badge usually goes away. From the funny to the fatal, these moments show the reality of the job when things go off the rails. 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