they usually aren't polite... it just depends on how you phrase it.
there's a way to say that with a claer "fuck you" intention... or an apologetic tone... like "i'm sorry i don't mean to be rude but i don't answer questions"
also i should add that depending on your state or even city, there may be situations where you have to answer something... the boarder control people are starting to get very pushy with their interpretation that you must answer their questions up to 100 miles from the boarder... which is a LOT of the country.
their interpretation is that they have the lawful right to detain you to verify citizenship status, going so far as to throw spike bars in front of your tires to hold you until you answer the "are you a us citizen" question... or to present ID (if you refuse to comply like a good little servant)
when you are driving, if you are pulled over for a lawful reason, they can force you to produce ID.
however in a lot of states the cop can't force any of the passengers to produce ID.
that said, in many states unless they cop has RAS (reasonable articulatable suspicion) that you have either committed a crime, are in the commission of a crime, or are about to commit a crime)... they can't demand ID.
They can ask, and they can try to coax you into producing an ID, but they can't demand it without a valid reason.
most cops ask by default, and people comply by default, but you don't always have to... people just assume it's a legal demand when sometimes it isn't.
refusing to answer questions and refusing to ID in certain situations can be effective, but it can also ENRAGE a cop to the point that they really mess with out.
check your state and local laws and regs and as always... swim at your own risk.
cops are revenue generation
period
never talk to cops, never answer questions, never open your door for them.
"my attorney has advised me that i don't answer questions without a lawyer present"
thats the answer they get for everything.
"do you know why i pulled you over", "do you know how fast you were going", "where are you headed"...
they get fuck all from me other than "i don't answer questions"
gives them nothing to hang you with.
they usually aren't polite... it just depends on how you phrase it.
there's a way to say that with a claer "fuck you" intention... or an apologetic tone... like "i'm sorry i don't mean to be rude but i don't answer questions"
also i should add that depending on your state or even city, there may be situations where you have to answer something... the boarder control people are starting to get very pushy with their interpretation that you must answer their questions up to 100 miles from the boarder... which is a LOT of the country.
their interpretation is that they have the lawful right to detain you to verify citizenship status, going so far as to throw spike bars in front of your tires to hold you until you answer the "are you a us citizen" question... or to present ID (if you refuse to comply like a good little servant)
when you are driving, if you are pulled over for a lawful reason, they can force you to produce ID.
however in a lot of states the cop can't force any of the passengers to produce ID.
that said, in many states unless they cop has RAS (reasonable articulatable suspicion) that you have either committed a crime, are in the commission of a crime, or are about to commit a crime)... they can't demand ID.
They can ask, and they can try to coax you into producing an ID, but they can't demand it without a valid reason.
most cops ask by default, and people comply by default, but you don't always have to... people just assume it's a legal demand when sometimes it isn't.
refusing to answer questions and refusing to ID in certain situations can be effective, but it can also ENRAGE a cop to the point that they really mess with out.
check your state and local laws and regs and as always... swim at your own risk.