“If I had any trust in the cops desire to enforce the law against criminals, and if their only reason for being weren’t jacking up innocent civilians attempting to legally go about their day, then I would agree with you.”
Arguing with the cops, lecturing them about your rights, failing to comply with lawful orders, etc. are not responses that are in your ultimate best interest.
Actually, before cops were so unionized and came to own city government, I saw it work with California cops.
Coming from Houston to Los Angeles I witnessed how the citizens kept cops in line some by standing on rights and writing down badge numbers, demanding certain procedures be followed, something that in Houston, was unheard of in the 1960s, in Houston they just did whatever they wanted, that included beatings as a routine and even killings, like Joe Torres.
Not all of us want to make a statement in a traffic stop, but these guys with the video cameras are bringing on change for the better, cops are out of control.
I have the right to not answer any of their stupid questions and I plan to exercise it when necessary.