[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Unfortunately that's not how our legal or enforcement system is supposed to work. The police have zero right to harass you and we need to know our rights and stick with them when we can.

Because when you don't, stuff like this happens. If it happened to you once, or repeatedly, you might be singing a different tune.

And the whole point of setting up the system like that, you know, innocent till proven guilty, police not having the right to question you or search you for the heck of it, is so we don't regress into a police state.

These are very important rights for everyone, and even more important when you see the minorities getting abused by denial of them.

I wholeheartedly disagree with the entire feeling of your post. No one, black or white, should have to volunteer anything they aren't legally required to. That may make the situation better, but it makes the system and police forces worse. It is the definition of slippery slope.

The man was as polite and forthcoming as he needed to be. Period. Police cannot impel you to jump through hoops to make their job easier. Especially when stuff like this happens all the time with no real need for it.