I thought they like being the lighting rod of dispute, so why would they want to rebut the article?

Also, from the article:

Geoffrey Alpert, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina, questioned why the ICE agent would place himself in front of a moving car.

Alpert said the officer’s positioning could be an example of officer-created jeopardy. “The crux of officer-created jeopardy is putting yourself in a position to use force in response to whatever the suspect’s doing, as opposed to just reacting to protect his own life or someone else’s,” said Alpert.

So Ross, who has previously been dragged, decides to put himself in harms way and potentially cause a shooting.