woah, i didn't expect such a quick response, for which i thank you a lot, you'll find my explanation in the spolier below
i thought that the officer in this case just wanted to DM me for no reason, which i eventually found out wasnt the case at all since i was wanted for fishing illegally. i wasn't really paying attention to my HUD at the time (not sure why really), which led me to think that quitting the game would be a reasonable thing to do, since i was gonna be killed for doing nothing wrong and being innocent right? wrong, i probably would have known better and not have panicked as much as i did if i saw my wanted level, because i was aware of this rule, although i'm not setting a good example here anyways am i?