has anyone been found out in the women's room

[Mister]

In court it's your word "I wasn't doing anything" against the cops "suspect was seen in an area of known drug dealing, or known prostitution, or acting suspiciously" --- guess who they believe?

Since I don't do anything that'd land me in court to begin with, I'm not concerned about it.  If a cop were to pull the 'seen in an area of known crime X,' I'd mention that if they'd police the area near my residence, there wouldn't be a crime X to be in the vicinity of.

[Britney_413]

A police officer with probable cause can require you to identify yourself. Identifying yourself usually means giving them your name and date of birth and maybe a current address at the most. You are not required to carry or produce a government ID. The main exception to this rule is if you are driving then you must show a valid driver's license. There is no law requiring one to carry a government ID simply to walk around on a public street.

[Suzy]

Never happened to me, thankfully.

I thought it had one, but it turned out not to be the case.  It was rather humorous.  If you are interested, I wrote about it here:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,10208.msg76375.html#msg76375

Kristi

[heatherrose]

There is no law requiring you to...

Neither do you need to respond to an officer, when they refer to you with
a derogatory term, ask Duanna Johnson. Oh, that's right you can't because
she was executed with a single gunshot to the head, on a Memphis sidewalk,
after two of the officers, involved in her vicious beating inside a Memphis
police station, were relieved of their duties. This is the attitude you want to
argue the finer points of your constitutional rights with,
on the side of a rural road or city sidewalk?

"You could file a complaint."

It wasn't until the video of Duanna's beating (in full view of how many
other cops?) was made public, that the officers were disciplined. Your word
against that of "a trusted, trained observer" goes how far? How far did
Duanna's complaint of police brutality, caught on video, get her.

[tekla]

To be fair, the Memphis police treat everyone that way, black or white, gay or straight - the MPD and the Shelby County Sheriffs are among the worst thugs in uniform in the nation.

[Britney_413]

Sadly, you can't trust all of the cops either. While many are nice and professional, some out there are psychologically unbalanced and are looking for a reason to kill someone. This is why I make it a point that when stopped by police to do everything I can to pull over in an area where there is likely to be witnesses. You don't have a lot of options of course when walking but if you are driving down a deserted country road, I don't see a problem in calling 911 to verify there is a real officer behind you before actually stopping.

Additionally, as much as police will watch your every move to see if you have weapons or are hiding something, I also watch their every move as well. It really can be quite scary. It also pays to be as professional as possible. I still recommend asking for their names and badge numbers but it is safer to argue your constitutional rights in a lawsuit or formal letter of complaint than on a deserted road with no one around.

[heatherrose]

To be fair, the Memphis police treat everyone that way, black or white, gay or straight...

To be even fairer, "the other side of the tracks" of Memphis, Tn. and
W. Memphis, Ar. are the epitome of a "Guns and Roses"esque jungle.