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Originally Posted by Rob
You annoy a cop, he tells you to turn around, you refuse because there's no basis for an arrest, he says you're resisting arrest, then boom! A misdemeanor resisting without violence just turned into a 3rd degree felony of "Annoying" a cop.
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But you are missing the most obvious point of them all. When a cop says "turn around" so he can handcuff you THAT'S THAT and the time for discussion is long over. It's too late for that.
It's like a traffic ticket. If a police officer pulls you over and gives you a ticket, the time to argue it is not with the police officer on the side of the road who handed you the ticket. That's what the courts are for - to argue and plead your case.
Once a cop arrests you and you resist, suddenly your petty crime becomes much more serious and if you strike an office in any way while they are arresting you, it's assaulting an officer. Bam, suddenly spending a night in jail has changed into you getting a felony.