Withholding Identity From a Law Officer: Your Right or Not?

Associated Press ^ | March 23, 2004 | Gina Holland

[cinFLA]

2. My only agenda on this thread is to comment on another posters inflammatory statements. And to find out why you feel a need to be nasty and confrontational. I do not believe you when you say you are not involved in this case. You are way too emotional for that to make sense.

I do not believe you. I believe your agenda is to silence the truth in this issue.

[Aura Of The Blade]

Nice to see you're still around and haven't lost your sense of humor. I think it's inevitable that a national ID card is right around the corner, as things seems to get progressively worse.

[cinFLA]

cinFLA has got some serious issues don't he/she?

Trying to silence me with personal attacks? What is your agenda?

[Sweet Land]

I would imagine that this is asked of individuals by law enforcement personnel in just about every other country in the world.

The USA used to be better than just about every other country in the world.

[connectthedots]

Do you believe everything that an activist, liberal reporter writes?

About as much as I believe everything a cop says. If you don't think that many cops lie, you are wrong.

From the article:Justice Sandra Day O'Connor pointed out that the court has never given police the authority to demand someone's identification without probable cause that they have done something wrong.

[cinFLA]

1. Today was the first time I heard of this case. I have no relation other than an interested citizen.

For your information, this topic has a long history on FR and some of the posters on this thread have a long history with the topic. All is not as seen just on this thread.

You said stated your agenda on this thread but it is interesting that you only attacked one side. It is not your duty to personally insult others just because you feel like it. If you want to move the thread to a more factual discussion, then do so. It would be most welcome.

[cinFLA]

I think it got too hot in here for cinFLA. Or maybe he/she stepped out to take that break they so desparately needed. Let's hope.

It pays to hit refresh before posting.

[cinFLA]

Seems like you are NUMBER ONE in the number of personal attacks on this thread.

[Landru]

"It's been years since I met a young LEO who wasn't on a power trip. Something has changed in the training that manifests itself in the LEO being a A-hole."

Yup, sure has; but, it ain't the training that's changed.
It's the screwed-up, hyper-vilolent, increasingly criminal and hellbent, mindlessly belligerent public.
That's what has changed.

A cop's not a shrink; which, apparently some [here] think they oughta be.
As a taxpayer-citizen I'm paying those guys to enforce the law.
Period.

If I were policing today an individual would be told *once* why we came into contact & what'd be needed for me to go away, not twice.

Putting on a badge these days just for the *privlege* of dealing with a near-psychotic public (& their warped sheisters) demands one rely on a base survival instinct, quickly; or, be eaten *alive*.

...*fact*.

[cinFLA]

I see you cannot leave gracefully but must leave a parting personal attack.

[Sweet Land]

If true, and I assume it was since you said there was a tape

The alleged hitting is not on the tape.