There was no damn reason for him to even ask that she put her cigarette out.....she was inside her own damn car.
That was a pure power trip.
Irrelevant. When a police officer orders you to get out of the car, you get out of the car. He was only giving the nutcase a warning before she became so belligerent.
Prior to this, she posted a video on Facebook saying she was mentally ill. She later hanged herself in jail.
Police are not required to explain themselves or their actions to you or any other person they detain or arrest. A failure to explain their actions to a citizen, either out of malice or ignorance, does not mean a lawful order can be ignored. They are only required to justify their actions in criminal and/or civil court. Do not mistake a lack of explanation for a lack of grounds. Only refuse to identify yourself if you are absolutely certain you stand on solid legal ground. Do not attempt to stand up to police officers if you aren’t equipped with enough knowledge to make a safe determination of what you’re legally required to do and are prepared to endure a false arrest and charges. Any and all resistance must be passive. Never physically resist an officer (exceptions for extraordinarily extra-legal actions notwithstanding). If your rights are violated, seeking compensation will be hampered by any “bad” behavior on your part. Don’t make your lawyer’s job harder than it has to be.
I agree but she handled it poorly. She should have complied but then used whatever legal means available to ensure that the officers power-trip broke his *****. She could have made his life miserable.
When dealing with the police, I have found that “yes sir” and “no sir” will get you a lot further than “FU”.
He was going to extract her from her car. That’s why he wanted the cigarette put out. He didn’t want to get burned with it. Standard procedure.
The cop was on a leftist smoke nazi power trip