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Originally posted by Pi
I don't see any problem with that...
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The point is that the police, at least in America, are in place to protect and serve the public... not to harrass and intimidate. Police already have some over-reaching powers, and rather than curbing that trend, this ruling contributes to it.
Laws like this also start flirting with some other unpleasant ideas.... for instance, if I am lawfully required to show ID to a police officer upon request, whether I am suspected of a crime or not, then it's basically a crime to be in a public place without official governement-issued ID. But I guess that's not too big a deal... maybe, for our convenience, the government can set up an ID system where we are
always carrying our ID.... maybe an injectable RFID tag, or a bar code tattooed on the back of the neck? Think of how
safe and
protected you'll feel when the government always knows where you are.
If you ask me, this ruling is a bad thing, and goes against the spirit of the U.S. Constitution.