Video: It does as it's told, or it gets the taser
When a police officer issues a command, your cooperation is not optional.
In many jurisdictions, including Texas, the law allows the police to effect an arrest for violations of the traffic code. This is true even when the violation carries no jail time upon conviction. (See Atwater v. Lago Vista, 000 U.S. 99-1408 (2001).)
Usually, the police issue a citation in lieu of an arrest. But if you refuse to sign the citation, you’ll win a ride downtown. Signing a ticket is not an admission of guilt. It’s an acknowledgment that you received the ticket.
Here, the officer takes care to capture the speed limit sign on video before making the stop. Once the stop is made, the officer informs the driver straightaway of the reason for it: “How you doing? You were goin’ kinda fast.” That’s a friendly invitation to be polite, and maybe get off with a warning.
But from the start, this driver is argumentative. He won’t sign the ticket, and he refuses to follow command, opting instead to turn his back and walk away. You can guess what happens next.
Rule: Go easy, or go hard. But go you must.
By the way, contrary to the claim made here, the police do not have to read your Miranda rights upon arresting you. They’re not required to read your rights until they interrogate you, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). And they don’t usually interrogate you until you’re at the station house.