re: Police Officer Smashes Car Window After Refusal to Roll it Down

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Would you rather be a smartass who tries to argue your rights or just do as you asked (as long as its not any type of extreme request), let the cops do their job and go on about your day?

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Not speaking to the video(couldn't load it up at work), but I think the issue is this question is always posed, like you did here, as an either/or. Would you rather do whatever the cop says and go on your way, or would you rather say you have a right to do whatever and possibly make things much tougher on yourself.

The problem what that question is...I should have a right to do either one. I can be nice and do whatever the cop says, which is probably what I'd do in real life unless the cop is being wayyyyyy out of line. But if I don't want to do everything a cop says, the cop should know the limits of my rights and allow me to not do anything he doesn't have a right to force me to do with no issues.

Hell, I don't even know the actual law/rule on rolling a window all the way down, but if she's not obligated to, the cop can still ask her, and once she says no and leaves a crack big enough to hear him, the cop should continue his business as he normally would(again, haven't seen the video, speaking generally)