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Originally Posted by Regorium
You have to sign the ticket if the cop requests it. All it means is that you received the ticket. If you don't they have the right to bring you to the police station for you to sign it there.
http://www.blacklawoffices.com/criminal/traffic.htm
At this point, the guy walks away from the officer. He has to be able to put him into cuffs. Somehow, based on his behavior, I doubt that "peaceful" means would've worked. |
Okay, so now I know the significance of signing a ticket, although taking the guy into custody is not necessary and, in my opinion, was an ego trip for the officer, which fits with the rest of his actions. I've heard first hand accounts of people arguing with (yelling at) an officer, not signing the ticket, and not being taken into custody.
The guys was not moving in a threatening manner at all. At all.