Usually, in films like this, the police officer is an antagonist used for slapstick violence or easy jokes about police brutality. Officer Roday flips this script.
In a lesser movie, the police would simply arrest the heroes, or the heroes would escape without consequence. Instead, the film gives Roday a moment of vindication. She sees the destruction and realizes that Dale (the man she pulled over earlier) was telling the truth about the danger he was in, even if he was high. pineapple express lady cop