How was a random sobriety check "harassment"?
How could the officer know that the plainly uncooperative kid wasn't carrying
a Drugs
b booze
c puppet porn
c bootleg saddam execution videos
d Loaded Guns
So the psychic policeman decided to "harass" this upright non cooperative citizen just because he wanted to? You really should do a few ride alongs just to see what they see. You have not a clue what kind of world it is. It isn't 9-5 sanitation pickup, garbage doesn't bite, stab, kick, hit, club, shoot, or sue you. Other than that it is extremely similar to sanitation pickup.
"How could the officer know that the plainly uncooperative kid wasn't carrying
a Drugs
b booze
c puppet porn
c bootleg saddam execution videos
d Loaded Guns"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the police are specifically restricted to determining sobriety and are not allowed to fish for other violations at sobriety checkpoints. In that case it's none of his business what the kid might be carrying.
The officer was clearly wrong here. A rude response is just as good as a pleasant response for determining sobriety. The kid did just what the cop needed. He opened his window and talked. That is all the cop was allowed to observe unless there was a smell of alcohol or an indication by his speech that he was intoxicated.
The cop should have said, "Thank you. You may continue."