Okay, thanks RWL…,
because the ignoramuses we have to deal with don't know it
I pretty much thought that's what you meant. That's great if it works for you, I have to say that just as TFred pointed out, around here I haven't seen, and can't remember hearing of any incident where a LEO would even acknowledge the written law on paper, much less actually read it, especially from one of us, you know, the peasants.
I can sort of understand it too. My take is that acting as if they really don't know or actually thinking that the law means something other than what it says is their biggest chip in the game, Qualified Immunity, dontcha' know. Although I think we can agree that there are still some cave men running around in uniforms with badges (I've happened on a few), I'm pretty convinced that the rest of them are "dumb like a fox."
The officer will not read it, mainly because he doesn't have to, they do not need to, and you cannot make them read it. If they read it and actually understand it, and if they suddenly realize that they are wrong, they can end the encounter and/or admit that they are wrong (now, I've only heard one officer say "If I'm wrong, I'll apologize, but I haven't apologized to anyone in a long, long time"), or they can continue and risk pushing a bad point, and hope that if worse comes to worse that some sympathetic judge will see them as either a total dumbass and truly ignorant, or as one of the "good guys" that strayed over the line a little bit and has their ass about to be handed to them unless they can help'em out a little bit.
So imagine that an officer actually reads the "relevant law" on a piece of paper that you just gave him (given that they can actually read and/or comprehend), he cannot let you have the upper hand, and nobody likes looking stupid, and he wouldn't if it weren't for you and your stupid piece of paper, no matter what it says. You cannot know more than them, unless you are in the legal profession, and sometimes even that will not help.
Again, if it works for you, I'm really glad. I actually considered that (carrying the actual codes) for a little while, but for me there are too many "relevant laws" to warrant carrying all that paper that they'll just laugh at and hold in a particular/peculiar contempt anyway.
YMMV
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Jeremiah 29:11-13
we are not equal, we will never be equal, but we must be relentless.