June 21, 2004
Papiere bitte
Posted by bopuc at June 21, 2004 04:43 PM
(german for: "Your papers please.")
Boing Boing: You are now required to show ID to police for no reason at all
Interesting how the Bloomberg article phrases it in a more sugar coated way:
Police can arrest criminal suspects for refusing to identify themselves, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a decision that puts new limits on constitutional rights.
"Criminal suspects". Unhunh.
I think I am going to scrap my plans for a Boston/NYC roadtrip and seriously consider not setting foot in that police state until things become sane again. :(
Comments
I agree. When people ask me what my next trip will be I keep thinking of driving from Victoria all to way down the coast to San Diego but... that involves a good part in a somewhat scaryish country in which I don't want to spend my money. I'll have to think of something else.
Posted by: Patrick at June 21, 2004 11:16 PM