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nanofever · 06-21-2004, 06:33 PM

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"Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that anybody can be compelled at any time to identify themselves, if a police officer asks. People who refuse to identify themselves, even if they are not suspected of a crime, will be arrested. Sound Orwellian? The Supreme Court also said people who are suspected of another crime might not be subject to arrest for not revealing their name. On this latter point, someone will have to bring a separate case. And the SCOTUS is at liberty not to hear any case it doesn't like. The case is Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada [pdf]. Previous Slashdot story here."

Article: http://slashdot.org/

SCOTUS opinion: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...df/03-5554.pdf

I'm with the four justices that said police officers should not be able to ask for identification without just cause. I think this opens the door for increased harassment by officers of innocent people (protests, political dissenters, people being asses inside the law, ect).

06-21-2004, 06:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
nanofever Huzzah for Welcome Week, Much beer shall I imbibe. Location: UCSB	Your papers, please. POST FROM MERGED THREAD "Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that anybody can be compelled at any time to identify themselves, if a police officer asks. People who refuse to identify themselves, even if they are not suspected of a crime, will be arrested. Sound Orwellian? The Supreme Court also said people who are suspected of another crime might not be subject to arrest for not revealing their name. On this latter point, someone will have to bring a separate case. And the SCOTUS is at liberty not to hear any case it doesn't like. The case is Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada [pdf]. Previous Slashdot story here." Article: http://slashdot.org/ SCOTUS opinion: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...df/03-5554.pdf I'm with the four justices that said police officers should not be able to ask for identification without just cause. I think this opens the door for increased harassment by officers of innocent people (protests, political dissenters, people being asses inside the law, ect). __________________ I'm leaving for the University of California: Santa Barbara in 5 hours, give me your best college advice - things I need, good ideas, bad ideas, nooky, ect. Originally Posted by Norseman on another forum: "Yeah, the problem with the world is the stupid people are all cocksure of themselves and the intellectuals are full of doubt." Last edited by MSD; 06-22-2004 at 07:35 AM..