Can flipping off a police officer get you arrested? >> No, it's not illegal and every court in the nation has held so. >> Can walking away from a cop who's questioning you get you arrested? >> If he's approaching you on a consensual conversation, absolutely you should walk away. >> Can being visibly drunk inside a bar get you arrested? >> Being drunk in a bar is not necessarily illegal unless you're too drunk to care for yourself or you're a danger to yourself or others, then you can be arrested for public intoxication. >> Can refusing to show your ID on the sidewalk get you arrested? >> The only reason that they could stop and identify you is if you're about to commit a crime, in the commission of a crime, or have committed a crime, they can ask for your ID. >> Can cursing at a cop to his face get you arrested? >> Short answer to that is probably not, but it depends on the type of curse words that you're saying. If your words involve threats or fighting words, then yes, you can be arrested for what's called a offensive or provocative contact.