If it was once, or twice, I'd probably just show them id and move on. What is shocking to me are the stories about people for whom this is a regular occurrence, and where even thinking about what to do to avoid trouble at the regular police checkpoints is a thing.
To me this reminds me of my parents telling me about dealing with police checkpoints when they visited Poland before the fall of the Soviet Union.
I get why people protest this, I really do. I have spent decades in an area that has them.
I just wanted to make sure there's a clear answer here for people who are scared and just want to go through the checkpoint without getting into trouble. It's one thing if it's a voluntary protest to get oneself arrested in order to have standing to challenge the laws. It's another thing entirely if someone is scared because they just want to see the Sonoran desert and not the back seat of a police car.
To me this reminds me of my parents telling me about dealing with police checkpoints when they visited Poland before the fall of the Soviet Union.