Well then maybe the officer should just give the person the citation and walk away, even if they are being "disrespected". Sometimes walking away is the BEST way to de-escalate a tense situation.
The person can curse about it all they want, they still have to deal with the ticket. It's no skin off the officer's back.
Arresting people for being "belligerent" (which is not a crime), sounds a whole lot like an officer being upset because he was disrespected and teaching that person a lesson.
The problem is, you can't give the citation to someone screaming obscenities in your face when you ask their name for the citation.
The person can curse about it all they want, they still have to deal with the ticket. It's no skin off the officer's back.
Arresting people for being "belligerent" (which is not a crime), sounds a whole lot like an officer being upset because he was disrespected and teaching that person a lesson.
It's called "disorderly conduct" and "failure to identify."
Of course, I never have problems like this with the cops; then again, I don't turn everything into a pissing contest with the cop.