I understand the reason for fear in the current law enforcement climate in the US. But this quote really misses something:<p>&quot;...they didn’t believe that I wasn’t a criminal.  They had to find out.  My word was not enough for them. My ID was not enough for them.&quot;<p>Well ... no. If you are indeed close to the given description of a criminal complaint, they&#x27;re going to check. The have to check. If they&#x27;d come across the actual criminal and he&#x27;d behaved similarly (and lying by producing plausible ID, acceptable home address, etc) and then let the actual criminal go, that&#x27;d be terrible.<p>Now, the situation could indeed have been improved by the cops: the &#x27;suspect&#x27; made no threatening moves, NO need to reach for a gun; simply act like a reasonable human being having a conversation; call for another officer with the same (similar?) ethnicity...