Quote Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito
Quote Originally Posted by Goofball
Assuming he was not in uniform, the actions taked by the cop were IMO over the top, no matter which flag he happens to pledge allegiance to.
Which is why I stated:
Quote Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito
My advice, even if the cop is totally wrong, don't resist. Nobody gets hurt and you'll still win.
Cops are subject to the same human frailties as the rest of us. They're good ones and bad, the same as any group of people. If one feels they are being unjustly detained, arrested, wronged in some way; the best and safest course of action is not to resist. You'll get your day in court.

Whether one is unjustly arrested or not, resisting arrest IS illegal.
If a cop is not in uniform, how are we to know he is a cop and that we might "get hurt?"

Are you honestly telling me that if some guy in a bomber jacket yells at you, then asks you for ID, you would just hand it over without question? Without so much as asking "Oh, are you a policeman?"

Resisting arrest is only illegal if the person making the rest is identifiable or identifies himself as a lawful authority.

I'm sure you've seen T.J. Hooker. Why do you think he always yelled "Freeze! Police!" before busting a cap in some lowlife drugdealer's a$$?