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> what, if anything, the officer did to warrant being identified

I'm no expert on US policing but aren't they supposed to be identifiable in the general course of their duties? e.g. NYC mandates visible name plates and that officers identify themselves in interactions.

Accountability is not a bad thing and anyone who wields the power of the state needs to be easily identified by journalists, etc.

Asking for the name of a public employee is doxxing?

Can you explain why asking to identify a police officer performing official duties should be illegal?

"If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet" - this is not trying to identify an officer. This was a tweet that was designed to inflame people.

They could have taken the picture to their local police station and made a complaint. They could have sent it to a newspaper. They could have tweeted "This officer is unidentified at a rally." They didn't.