Reply #14: Normally turns into disturbing the peace or something like that.

[tabasco]

Possibly refusing to obey a law officer.

Courts have been reluctant to prosecute cases in which there was no problem until the police officer arrived.

But you have to have a lawyer that realizes that.

My cousin got convicted of disturbing the peace when he was walking home from a bar, peacefully and under control, and refused a ride home from a deputy. He was doing the responsible thing by not driving and got punished for it. It should have been thrown out because there was no problem until the police arrived.

Now that we have a police state, citizens don't have many rights left. It's best to "Sir, Yessir!" when confronted by a law officer. Many are fine & decent people but a significant percentage are total assholes who pursued the job just to power-trip.