WhistlingJack
Regular Member
For the most part my answer is No.
I have only been asked for ID by LEO once in relation to OC'ing, he was very rude and aggressive in doing so, and thus I refused to provide my ID.
If a LEO approaches me and asks calmly and respectfully I would consider providing my ID. Doesn't mean I will, but I will consider it based on the circumstance at the time. I do not do a whole lot of walking about and if the Officer in question really wants to know my identity he will simply run the tags on my car. And if I do provide my ID that will be all they get from me, verbal or otherwise. If they do so respectfully however, I am slightly inclined to comply simply to encourage respectful attitudes from them with those they deal with in the future.
But under no circumstance will I provide ID or be cooperative with a LEO who approaches and acts rudely, boorish and or disrespectful. People who act in such ways often do so because no one calls them on their attitude. Refusing ID is the best way to avoid rewarding this attitude when the individual in question is a LEO.
I have only been asked for ID by LEO once in relation to OC'ing, he was very rude and aggressive in doing so, and thus I refused to provide my ID.
If a LEO approaches me and asks calmly and respectfully I would consider providing my ID. Doesn't mean I will, but I will consider it based on the circumstance at the time. I do not do a whole lot of walking about and if the Officer in question really wants to know my identity he will simply run the tags on my car. And if I do provide my ID that will be all they get from me, verbal or otherwise. If they do so respectfully however, I am slightly inclined to comply simply to encourage respectful attitudes from them with those they deal with in the future.
But under no circumstance will I provide ID or be cooperative with a LEO who approaches and acts rudely, boorish and or disrespectful. People who act in such ways often do so because no one calls them on their attitude. Refusing ID is the best way to avoid rewarding this attitude when the individual in question is a LEO.
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