People forget that police officers are trained to "control the situation" and "control the narrative."

They are allowed to lie to you.

They are allowed to fabricate a false reality for you.

The moment you do the same to them, you are a criminal.

Divide and conquer. It's not new, and it still works.

The police have seen "The Matrix."

Flock is the console, you are Neo, and they are Agent Smith.