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One thing that is clear is that the officer in question wasn't handling the stress of the situation very well. He was not a hardened professional giving stern orders, he was screeching like a hysterical old woman. To be in command, one must be cool and collected, and this guy was neither of those. The officer had trouble handling himself and was breaking and cracking under stress, and that made everything far worse. One can be stern, forceful, commanding, all without being a SCREAMING HARPIE. This type of tone and loss of control only makes the situation worse, the more upset the person calling the shots gets, the morel likely the other person is to start panicking, and two panicky people make for devolving situations. The more fucked up the cop got and screamed, the more the suspect got scared and fucked up, the more the suspect fucked up the more the cop got stressed and cracked, ect. The man in charge has to be the man. The man in charge was a panicky man who could barely manage himself, much less a suspect, and an entire situation. For fucks' sakes, the kid was screaming at his fellow officers. He was in poor mental status.
Old fashioned discipline is very important for these things, old discipline wasn't just for soldiers to follow commands and march in form, it was to keep men from cracking under combat and holding line while getting shot at, or facing cavalry charges, ect. Keeping a cool head. If you don't train that, you are missing out on a major part of training anyone in combat. Beyond that, not all men are created equal, and even with good training some men will crack and break under stress. There is no replacement for solid men under fire in units, who set an example and lead the way. It also gives the younger guys something to learn from in example. Beyond the brownie points for promotion are the men who are naturally in tune with combat and have the solid leadership capability to stay cool. Having scared rookies in situations like this puts everyone in danger.
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