One of the first things I learned as a youngster is, always be polite to the police, regardless of provocations. You can argue a speeding ticket in court, or you can politely differ with the officer about how fast you were going. But don’t provoke them. It’s not as if you encounter one that often. And sometimes if you’re polite, they’ll let you off or give you a smaller fine.
“always be polite to the police”
I’m generally polite to everyone. I learned all that verbal judo stuff when I was a Deputy Sheriff (WOOSHA) but that’s not my point.
Actually, in this case, this guy was committing a crime and they probably will look up what to put on their forms and charge him with that too.
But, you see too many cases, like that kid the the puppy and that kid with the NRA T shirt, where people get charged with “obstructing and officer” entirely for being annoying, without having committed an underlying crime. To me that feels too much like keeping the peasants in their place.