COLORADO: Police Stand Down Twice To Avoid Arresting Violent Felon. Guess Why. “The situation was so far out of control that the police believe it might result in someone winding up dead, but they were told to ‘stand down’ and walk away. Twice. So what led to that decision? The Deputy Chief admitted that the choice made by the police was influenced by the death of Elijah McClain in police custody last month.”