I believe that you are probably right. As with many policing policies, crossing as many things off the cover-your-ass list at time of arrest seems to be very i

I believe that you are probably right. As with many policing policies, crossing as many things off the cover-your-ass list at time of arrest seems to be very important. Should there be a need to push 'resisting arrest' at a future date, it's probably better for someone to have said it than not. Even if this is not trained, it falls in line intuitively with policing attitudes towards risk of legal complications. It would be rewarded behavior that gets learned. It's a terribly morbid version of soccer players taking falls. It's in their interest, as the rules of the game they are playing is written, to do so.