[jstaff]

-—All you HAVE to do is identify yourself-—

Which he refused to do, thereby creating tension.

[JAKraig]

All you HAVE to do is identify yourself—

Which he refused to do, thereby creating tension.

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Actually, there is no need to identify yourself until the officer says why he is detaining you. At that point you do need to identify yourself.

[zeugma]

-—All you HAVE to do is identify yourself-—

Which he refused to do, thereby creating tension.

Yup. That's a tactical and legal mistake he made outright. The supreme Court has said that you have to give an officer your name and address if he asks for it. If you are not driving that is it. He can't require a drivers license or anything else. He can ask for it of course, but you are perfectly welcome to refuse. Of course, to even require that, there has to be an articulable reason for the stop if I recall correctly. If the cop can't provide that, you don't have to play their games, and you are perfectly with your rights not to do so. Further, I applaud citizens when they push back against thugs with badges.