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Originally posted by Phaenx
Your liscense is government property, and refusing to hand it over when asked by an official is against the law.
It's not because Orwell 911 or because Bush and Ashcroft are the real terrorists, that's the way it's always been.
Obey an officer when he tells you to do something.
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No no no and NO!
You see, there is a little thing called the Bill of Rights. It's in a document you might have heard of, The Constitution.
In it is a bunch of things that the government aka "cops" cannot do, including harassing you for no reason. This includes asking for identification.
The only question in this particular case is whether or not the police officer had probable cause to detain the gentlemen. Since he didn't even bother to check on the supposed "victim" before starting his demands, my position is "no".
And being a dick is not illegal, even to a cop.