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Perhaps it is something to do with coming from a country where there isn't a gun culture, but it would never occur to me to put my hands up and then lay face down on the floor. I would just stand there looking confused as to why someone was pointing a gun at me.

Exactly.

Actually, I find those photos hilarious: the way the guy nonchalantly watches over his shoulder those three heavily armed guys in stupid poses...

As for difference in gun culture and perception of the way the police should behave, may I (again, I suppose) recommend Ustinov's Krumnagel?
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