[vonklaus]

A lot of this makes sense, but it has at least, on pretty fatal flaw. While I agree, that regularly cooperating within reason with the police is helpful to both parties, he takes for granted that this is a lawful stop, or not otherwise a reasonable request the officer is making. Obviously, your choice is to comply with a questionable request or go to jail, or otherwise be molested by the officer (molested being non-sexual in this use).

So unfortunately, electing not to speak with the cops (I suggest this in most cases after volunteering basic information) or otherwise challenging them, enrages the human inside them, and not the lawful civic steward they are acting in the capacity of. Further, complaining to them about them, is impossible.

So in essence, submitting to a cop could be reasonable, however, the vast majority of these viral incidents occur when a cop is possibly over-reaching in his authority and is a single officer on the scene. This is not really addressed.