YouTube Shorts is throwing me in a rabbit hole of policeman seemingly overstepping the boundaries when stopping citizens for a routine check. The discussions often revolve around asking and not wanting to show their ID (“unless you can tell me what crime you accuse me of”). Is there a particular reason why they’re so hesitant to present their ID to the police officer? It only seems to escalate the situation. In Belgium I don’t see the harm in showing my ID when I’m stopping by a police officer. (added url as an example)

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    310 months ago

    If you can afford the representation and legal battle to prove wrongful arrest in the first place, then yeah

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      410 months ago

      If it’s blatant and on video then the lawyers will come to you and probably only ask for a percentage of the settlement.