In my opinion, it changes the narrative if Daniele Watts and Brian Lucas were engaged in sex

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22. Disagree. If they were engaging in sex in public / people were seeing the show,

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they should/would have BOTH been arrested regardless of whether someone showed Id or not.

I also do not find them refusing to "whole heartedly deny" a ridiculous accusation proof of guilt. Other questions I would find equally appalling:

"Were you doing crack when you were stopped?" "Were you beating your partner when you were stopped?" "Were you dancing the dance of the seven veils while chanting odes to the Dark Lord when you were stopped?" Etc.

Unless a complaining witness was there to point at them, or the police officer witnessed it, it sounds like an excuse "after the fact" to justify putting handcuffs on someone who was NOT engaging in criminal behavior (according to what is being reported -- remember, the police have no record of the incident).

And yes, I do think people are "entitled" to be out in public engaging in lawful conduct (like walking hand-in-hand, or even kissing) without being stopped by the police and required to show identification.

I'm kind of liberal that way.

On Edit: Embarrassing Misuse of Grammar - doh!