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Uh-oh, Cat and davebarry- scotty's gone "All Caps"...

scot63, I can tell you that it is WPD procedure to ID everyone in a vehicle or anyone who they come in contact with during the course of an investigation, including car stops, suspicious vehicles and accidents. Individuals can be detained until identified, at the primary officer's discretion; this is true of many departments, particularly accredited ones, and leads to many arrests for outstanding warrants. Your lack of knowledge will land you or some other poor fool who takes your advice in unneeded and unnecessary trouble.

It also works as a great "Shut-up" / de-escalation tool for those people who inject themselves into situations that they should keep their nose out of; nothing closes a fool's mouth like, "Are you part of this? I need your ID."

It's my experience that far too many people like yourself who cry about their "rights" don't know a thing about them and even less about their obligations and responsibilities.