I do 5-10 HS games a week, and I find most of my most frustrating moments with a disruptive spectator to be at the HS experience. One thing that really does not belong in the game of soccer is obnoxious hecklers. I am not talking about the people that get overly excited. So the cop did as I asked. My question is, how much tolerance do you other referees have with fans.
High school seems to have a unique brand of fan and situation.
If a spectator on a touchline is interferring you can identify and deal with mono e mono. Also hard for coaches and others to get to them. Added to this is more limited authority for HS officials. A USSF referee's authority continues after the game, and well before the game. In NFHS rules, the official's authority terminates at the end of the game, and doesn't start until the game starts.