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)
In the American judicial system, there is an explicit presumption of innocence and equal application of the law. At least that’s what’s written in the US constitution.
In reality, law enforcement assumes everyone guilty of “something” and their pursuing investigation is far from equally applied. They also assume every person they interact with intends to commit violence.