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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
And then he goes on to say if you have done nothing wrong you shouldn't be refusing to show ID. He's making his cake and eating it too. He's saying if you done wrong the cops should be able to ask for ID, which is obvious fair. He then says if you have also not done wrong then you should have no problem showing ID. That's an issue. If we have done no wrong the cops shouldn't be asking us for ID and we should (and legally are) be able to refuse. People who have done no wrong should not have to answer to the police and should be able to go about their lives unharassed. That fact he thinks, and has stated it several times , that people exercising their right (which it is) to refuse to show ID to cops is a sign of illegal doing is worrisome to me.
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No, I said if someone were to refuse to show their I.D. to an officer it leads me to believe that person probably has something to hide. As of yet nobody who thinks that view is wrong has given me one good reason to contradict that opinion. Given that I already said the officer should not be asking without giving a reason first what don't you understand. Here, let me give you a scenario. Officer approaches you and says they are looking for Joe Blow who's description makes the officer believe that might be you. He asks if he can see your I.D. You don't have to show him I.D. but tell me why you wouldn't?