>>Sorry, but the kid began the exchange confrontationally for no reason whatsoever.<<
A: he wasn't confrontational.
B: They stopped HIM FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.
MY TIME AND FREEDOM IS ABSOLUTELY AS VALUABLE AS ANY COPS. IT IS INSULTING THAT ANYONE IN THIS COUNTRY THINKS I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO COOPERATE WITH COPS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE COPS.
YES I AM YELLING!
What if you are on your way to something important, and some cop just decides to check you out. Does anybody realize how sleazy this is. Criminy!
Agree totally. We NEED to push back.
Otherwise, the next conversation goes something like this:
Kid: But Officer, I leaned over and kissed your behind just like you said. Why am I under arrest?
Cop: Shut up kid. Everybody knows you're required to smile when you do it. Put your hands behind your back...
Now no doubt some criminals and low life types need to get slapped silly. But no doubt some cops do as well.
Actually, I think there was a psychological study done years ago and they found that two groups that were just about the closest psychologically speaking in all the groups they measured were...
Cops, and
criminals.
Agree. I must have seen too many WWII movies with Nazis stopping people for "their papers". This is portrayed as bad and I still believe it.