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What right do police have to ask random people to ID themselves in America?


Some states have stop and identify laws.

These are unquestionably unconstitutional but that's never fixed because the DA will never pursue charges.

Without charges nobody can force the issue because nobody has standing.


Ahh I’ve seen bodycam videos from these stop and ID states where the suspect refusing to identify becomes an additional charge. Didn’t realize that CA wasn’t one (but TIL!)


California did have one but it was struct down by the Supreme Court in Kolender v. Lawson.


The same right random, unidentified deadbeats ought to have to hoist their unpaid medical bills on the rest of civilized society.


Imagine that... other people paying for your medical bills through things like taxes. What a terrible thing that would be!




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