> Isn't that what all police expect, from everyone? Honestly, I don't know. I've been fortunate to have never had a bad interaction with the police, and when I

> Isn't that what all police expect, from everyone? Honestly, I don't know. I've been fortunate to have never had a bad interaction with the police, and when I have had dealings with them they've been helpful and professional. I hope that I know enough about my rights that I would be polite and cooperative but firm if the situation demanded it, but I don't really know whether I could do this in practice. I live in the UK and we supposedly have "policing by consent" [0] here, but there is abundant evidence that the police tend to exploit the power asymmetry. Armed police who consider themselves "the boss" are one of the reasons I am unlikely to ever visit the US. [0] One of the "Peelian Principles": https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/policing-by-consent/definition-of-policing-by-consent https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/policing-by-conse...