""He refused to give his ID," the officer said. "He got combative."
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This is really troubling...Why the hell do officers push the need to see ID so damn much? If you are not a criminal, you DON'T need to provide ID! Pretty damn simple.
Obviously we don't know all the details. Maybe Dad interfered on the investigation by jumping between them. Domestic Violence calls are taken very seriously and usually very little discretion is allowed, because of past lawsuits against depts. where police would say "Nahhh You're OK, what did you do to make him mad? Let him sleep on it" and then the other spouse gets murdered.
If Dad interfered and then became a dick, yes he would be required to show ID, but if it were me, I'd feel much more comfortable having said dick in handcuffs before wanting to know who specifically he was or if he was a dangerous person.
They maybe ASKED for ID, then the man became assaultive. If you get in a cops grill and flex, tighten fists, or god forbid you physically touch them (point finger on chest or chest bump) that's enough to fear imminent assault or the apprehension of physical assault....which guess what...is a crime.
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Just to sum this up...for god's sake police out there....not providing ID is not a fucking crime :\