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Search and Seizure at the Supreme Court
Pemdas writes "On March 22nd, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear a case involving an arrest for lack of producing ID on the demand of a police officer. Dudley Hiibel was parked off the road, and was asked 11 times to show ID to the police officer, who gave the justification of 'investigating an investigation.' Finally, he was arrested, and eventually convicted of delaying a police officer,' and fined $250. The incident occurred in Humboldt County, Nevada; Mr. Hiibel's side of the story includes a good section on Terry stops, and has a video of the incident for download. The parallels to the previously covered Gilmore v. Ashcroft case are striking, and the ruling will be an interesting precedent on the issue of requiring ID's. The ACLU, EPIC, and EFF, among others, have filed Amicus briefs in the case."
nazis made Jews wear yellow stars to publicly identify them... and you also had to show ID
I weep for our species.
Panama better lay off that habit quickly. You know, the US now fights for democracy, so if Panama gets invaded that proves that they are full of Terrorists and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Free as in mason.
Technically, you're correct. But I think it's a reasonable assumption that if someone is being belligerant to a cop, they're not the type to respect law and authority. Which means it's likely they've done something wrong. Also, you're more likely to be the type that'll throw a punch unprovoked. I think it's safe to say any cop on the street wants to avoid being sucker punched by Random J. Asshole.
God invented whiskey so the Irish would not rule the world.
Nazi Germany wasn't Nazi Germany until it became Nazi Germany, either. I understand that the u.s. isn't Nazi Germany... simply because it's not in Germany.
What?