Know Your Rights, But Pick And Choose Your Battles

"You cant do that! I know my rights!" A line that people who usually do not know their rights like to spew out because they hate authority. Moreover, they hate cops. 

Saying all that. Everyone should know their rights, especially when interacting with Law Enforcement. Know your rights, pick and choose your battles and for the love of Homer Simpson, do not be an asshole. You will not win the legal fight in the streets if the cop really wants to push it. 

If you believe your rights have been violated, be professional at all times. Be compliant, yet in professional manner state your objections to the Law Enforcement Officer. After the interaction has taken place, fight it in court [if cited], make and official complaint either over the phone or at the Police Station or seek legal counsel. Fight it in the court, not the streets.

So many times people have talked themselves into handcuffs being assholes. These people usually think they know their rights, when in actuality they do not. 

Here in Indiana, there is a failure to identify law. Some people interpret that a Police Officer can ID you at anytime if you are just "suspicious", even if you did not do anything legally wrong. However, that is not the case. You have to had to break a law, ordinance or committed an infraction for the Police Officer to legally compel you to identify yourself.  

Now, just because you know your rights, try not to be an asshole. The vast majority of Police Officers throughout the country are great men and woman doing a job. A dangerous and a lot of times thankless job. A job, where they are ridiculed all the time just for the uniform they wear. Deal with the interaction and move on how you see fit. Either by dropping it or complaining/seeking legal actions like talked about above.