If he had been drunk and disorderly, then I could understand it. But sounds like an over zealous cop after his share of the fine. I have forgotten how much cut they get, is it 30%?
YouTube is just the same food supplements or beauty products, the one that winds me up most is the L'Oréal face cream for men that look like teenagers. 😱
Just a copy should be sufficient, and you can cross it as for example;
"Use Only for .....give reason.....and sign it". I do that with all copies of my passport like LTO.
Oh you poor thing. So you went to one 'no hab' then the next one no more than 50mts 'hab' that must have been soo exhaustingly frustrating for you.
Did you then go for lunch and have a lay down. Phew what a day you had.