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)
If by blows up in their face, you mean they get arrested and later get a nice payout for wrongful arrest.
If you can afford the representation and legal battle to prove wrongful arrest in the first place, then yeah
If it’s blatant and on video then the lawyers will come to you and probably only ask for a percentage of the settlement.