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Without probably cause, demanding ID is not just a right the police have (in the sense of fundamental human rights, I'm not talking about case law here.) Deman
by MCRed 11y ago
Without probably cause, demanding ID is not just a right the police have (in the sense of fundamental human rights, I'm not talking about case law here.) Demanding ID without probable cause (or more strictly, a warrant) is a violation of fourth amendments rights, and would make the cop who did it, if armed, a felon under USC 18-242.
There's a saying about how bad the german cops got in the nazi era that you may have heard "papers please"-- this is literally asking for someone's id, usually without cause.
It's a sign of a police state-- a classic one.
- rtkwe 11y agoOr as the article states and links to if you're cycling and pulled for a traffic violation, which using a cellphone while driving is in California iirc, you have to provide identification. Not justifying the force used afterwards but requesting ID was perfectly valid here. http://www.bicyclelaw.com/road-rights/a.cfm/road-rights-identity-crisis http://www.bicyclelaw.com/road-rights/a.cfm/road-rights-iden...