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Legally: under most circumstances, you can refuse to comply. In practice: you never want to escalate an encounter with police officers here, it can quite easil
by runako 10y ago
Legally: under most circumstances, you can refuse to comply.
In practice: you never want to escalate an encounter with police officers here, it can quite easily with loss of life. You did the prudent thing.
IANAL, answers based on my life lived in the US...
- pweissbrod 10y agoThe risk involved greatly depends on context including race. This is where the term 'white privilege' becomes highly salient
- komali2 10y agoThis is a fun thing to talk about in Hacker News. I'm outa this thread.