Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Perhaps you are correct but I'd bet you dollars to cop's donuts that if you tried to argue with a cop about the minutiae of Hiibel, you'd end up in the back of the squad car. You might be right, but if you don't provide license or ID, you'll be inconvenienced for a while.
Without probable cause for an arrest, if the cops do so, then the city will get sued and will lose. But most cops in large cities have likely been updated on the issue, even if they try and BS you into thinking that they have such power.