idk i think it is authority (because of the aggressive police)
A policemen with "bristling" mustaches, "gleaming" teeth, and eyes "flashing is not a post to clause fear
They connote fear to me.
Man I need help in ELA
two opposing answers, can i get a tiebreaker?
Are you sure about that
This just shows that when you ask a question about how people fear, you are going to get different answers.
i am not sure about if the connotation would describe what feeling it invokes in the characters in the scenario, or the description of the police themselves