In message , at
22:30:10 on Mon, 1 Sep 2008, mert1639
remarked:
aiui the procedure would be to haul an non-cooperating person off to a
quiet place and ask them sufficient questions to satisfy the officers that
they had established the correct identity. I suspect they are happy to
wait as long as that takes.

I hope that they get sued in that case. It's hardly non-cooperation not to
have something you aren't obliged to have.

They are obliged to reveal their identity - a "formal ID" is merely a
quicker way to do it.
--
Roland Perry