Quote:Right. Comply with them first, then sue them later in court.

 

Well the way that I see it is different than most of the posters in this thread.  However, I look at it from a different perspective.

 

Technically speaking (in my opinion) the officer is conducting a criminal investigation (DUI).  Many people don't realize how powerful the odor of someone who has been drinking is when they open their car window completely.  The officer started the interaction professionally and politely when he asked the guy to roll his window down.  When the guy starts refusing, it immediately raises suspicion that he is attempting to hide something.  If he simply follows the officer's request, he would be on his way in less than 30 seconds (assuming he doesn't appear to be or smell like he is intoxicated).

 

Another thing to consider is a traffic stop/checkpoint falls under State Law.  I would think that every state probably has a "failure to comply" law regarding not following law enforcement instructions during the enforcement or investigation of a crime.  The idiot driver in this video could have and should have been charged with that (in my opinion) simply because he was trying to provoke the LEO's.

 

Law Enforcement Officers have a tough and stressful enough job as it is.  Idiot punks like the driver in the video shouldn't make their job harder.

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