well I got arrested

[HopeydaFish]

The scenario you described is the most extreme example of what can go wrong if the police don't stop to question everyone who is walking around after dark. I thought your question was rhetorical, plus the answers you provided didn't include "I wouldn't sue at all".

I might very well sue the police, but it wouldn't be because they did anything wrong. It would be because I would be so consumed with grief that I would be irrationally looking to blame someone for my SO's death.

[MyMindIsGoing]

Why did the police even pull up to you, he could hardly have recognized you from a warrant... Must be a very strange place if you can't even walk home in the middle of the night without hassle.

[SparkyDog]

what part of the ozarks did you grow up in?