To a cop, not averting your eyes and grovelling is a show of force.
again, it's articulation, how will a cop articulate looking him in the eye as a show
of force in the courts, a decent lawyer would make him a laughing stock where as
you using that expression for that very act would have you jailed as it's an
admission of guilt
And indeed, it shall be a show of force.
determination, commitment, resolve, will power, purpose, fortitude, grit, strength
of character, a half dozen other ways of saying it, to a court and to most people
the expressions 'show of force' suggests the use of force