"And he said, 'May I see it?' " she recalled, "and I said no."
The guard told her she had to leave the bus, but she refused. Two officers with the Federal Protective Service were called. "
So ... she had the ID ... she refused to show it (because she is special and the rules do not apply to her) so she is asked to leave the bus because she does not abide by the rules. She refuses to leave. Because she refuses to leave, is removed. She should have been charged with trespassing if she refuses to leave when she is told to.
"Rusnok said the federal officers in Colorado told him the policy of checking the IDs of bus passengers and others entering the Federal Center began shortly after the April 1995 terrorist bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City. "
Its reallt simple, she needs to get her own transportation if she doesnt want to follow the rules on that bus.
Here is a personal story.
I have been asked (demanded) on my own property to show my ID. Under threat of arrest. Exact words he used were 'do you want to get arrested tonight' He used it several times. I informed the plainclothes cop who pulled up in an unmarked black pickup truck to show me his id first. His buddy walked just behind him with him shining a flashlight in my eyes. I told him he was on my private property and that I wasn't breaking any laws to get arrested. "do you want to get arrested? Show me your ID". I then insisted he get off my property or show me his ID, this pissed him off more. More bluster and threats, not even telling me why he was there. Finally he flashed his id, And I mean a classic flip I couldn't see it. The then asked me for mine. I told him it was in the house and asked him why he was here. He asked me again if I wanted to get arrested. He called for back up, suddenly with in 5 minutes there were 4 cops. I went to my house and returned with my ID, my neighbor waited with the cops with his plastic rake in hand. When I showed my id to him he took it in the truck and wrote me a ticket for an 'illegal burn' which is a 2500 fine and up to 6 months in jail. I had a fire in my stone lined fire pit. I told him it wasn't illegal and I had cleared it with the fire department prior. Which I had. He told me I got the ticket because of my attitude. I looked at him and shook my head, told him he would loose the case and his buddy cops told me to get back in the house if I knew what was good.
I was planning to fight the ticket, however, a week later he called me on a Sunday night and told me that he looked up my record, and I don't have one. He said I didn't do anything wrong and apologized. He told me he tore up the ticket. He also told me that if I had a record he would have felt justified and gone ahead I would have lost the case because of my record.
Out of control if you ask me.
My neighbor who happens to teach ethics to homeland security and other foreign governments police forces was appalled. Needless to say I was looking forward to my day in court with this over zealous ass, but I accepted his apology.
Papers (not even a please) on your own property, right here in Virginia in 2005.
BTTT