my tude is what demands that they respect me. when you know the law and let them know that you know it, they don't want to bother. you don't need to be disrespectful or snide to them unless you want to, but there's definitely no need to cooperate with someone who's just pushing you around because they think they can. that's inexcusible. if more people knew the law and stood up to authority who abused it, this country'd be a way happier place.

so, i respectfully disagree with you. others may find yr perspective more digestible though. i think it's good to have both sides out there. but as the cop tols kurrekarm when he complained, you don't have to show them id, which is to say, if you know that you don't have to cooperate, you don't have to cooperate.