"Sorry, but the kid began the exchange confrontationally for no reason whatsoever."
"Officer #1: Where you headed tonight?
Brett: I don't wish to discuss my personal life with you officer.
Officer #1: Alright, come on up here."
What is confrontational? If you choose to have the police trample over your rights, that is your choice, but this guy did absolutely nothing wrong or confrontational.
"What is confrontational? If you choose to have the police trample over your rights, that is your choice, but this guy did absolutely nothing wrong or confrontational."
What is confrontational is obvious. I haven't spoken to whether or not it's within the kid's rights to refuse to say where he's going. It certainly is. On the flip side, I find nothing "right-trampling" about revealing my destination to a police officer. I realize they have a job to do, and I'll give them some latitude. Until they take an attitude or action against me that crosses the line, I'll give them that.
I used to hate cops. Then I grew up, got some experience, got an education, and spent time overseas doing work much like their own.