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Whats the big deal about signing a traffic ticket. You have the ticket, you have the vehicle registration , you have the drivers picture on the permit, the ticket itself is an affadavit that the cop gave it to you. I have never understood the big deal about refusing to sign for it.Hand the thing to the driver if the driver refuses to sign and they dont show up for court get a warrant and have them arrested.
That having been said. This woman wasnt attacking the cops she was ressisting arrest by hanging onto the steering wheel. she was resisting an arrest that didnt need to be made in the first place in my opinion./If you get a ticket from a camera you dont sign it, but you pay it.Many time angry people refuse to sign a ticket , so the police use their authority to make it a big deal by arresting someone.I personally think its an abuse of authority.Politely tip the hat ,say see you in court and get back in the police car and look for the next victim.

"Politely tip the hat ,say see you in court and get back in the police car and look for the next victim."

I would hope that most police would do that, but these cops apparently have the common sense of a cockroach and an Eric Cartman style authority complex. "OBEY MY AUTHORITAY"

One should never, ever, be arrested for a crime or charge in which jail is not an option. It should be treated like service of process where the officer fills out an affidavit that he gave or tried to give the ticket to the party and they wouldn't take it or wouldn't sign it. If they don't appear, perhaps failure to appear may be a crime punishable by jail time, at which point they can be arrested. However, they are found guilty, fined, and not allowed to renew their DL or any other government issued license without payment plus either a late fee or interest. Keep in mind that traffic tickets are rackets for income production; they are not for enforcing the public safety.

Whether one is prudent in refusing to sign a traffic ticket or not, police officers have much more important things to do than arrest people for refusing to sign. This arrest took several man hours of police time that could have been much better spent. If we are talking about violent crimes, then I don't care how much time an officer spends, but this was an exercise in stubborness.