The last time I looked at the relevant law, if a person is suspected of a crime (jaywalking in this case?) or a witness to a crime, they are required to ID here in Texas. Simple failure to provide ID absent these two conditions is not a crime.
Yet people get thrown into the slammer all of the time for it.
I don't. My locals don't like who I picked to play lawsuit lottery on my side. ;)
/johnny
I would submit that it is a basic human right to move around without being harassed or mandated to present ID to government agents.
There were wars and great civil strife in this country over these points and the folks with my argument won.
Maybe it's time to teach the government a few more lessons in that.