Don't be ridiculous: of course there are circumstances under which a police officer is above the law that dictates he should identify himself.<p>If he's in a firefight and forcefully shoves you out of the way when you walk up asking for his identification, he has no obligation whatsoever to show you his ID. If he is in hot pursuit, you have no business stopping him to ask for his ID. If he has just broken his leg, you can't honestly expect him to identify himself. How many more examples do you want?<p>I understand the parent is being irrelevantly pedantic, but your comment isn't making it any better.