He has handcuffed for refusing to identify himself. If he was willing to go public afterwards, then why not diffuse the situation and show them his ID? He stressed out his child for no good reason. If you wanna make a point, then go play catch with the former councilman who ‘just happened’ to be there, and leave your family out of it.
He's not legally obligated to tell them ANYTHING. You can't be arrested or forced to answer questions about why you refuse to ID yourself while playing in a park. The cops were in the wrong not the dad playing ball with his family.
He has handcuffed for refusing to identify himself. If he was willing to go public afterwards, then why not diffuse the situation and show them his ID? He stressed out his child for no good reason. If you wanna make a point, then go play catch with the former councilman who ‘just happened’ to be there, and leave your family out of it.
He's not legally obligated to tell them ANYTHING. You can't be arrested or forced to answer questions about why you refuse to ID yourself while playing in a park. The cops were in the wrong not the dad playing ball with his family.