I don’t care if the law is a little fault, this dude is an ass and deserves what he gets.
The aspect I am interested in is being arrested for failure to show a driver’s license even if you weren’t driving, as it’s too “Papers, please” for me. That plus the abuse of the police officer in falsely arresting him for not showing a license, then making up other charges when he found out he couldn’t do that.
As far as Circuit City is concerned, don’t shop there if you don’t like getting your bag searched. He was an ass for going there with his aversion to bag searches and to the Circuit City employees, but I believe the law also protects asses from unlawful restraint (Ohio Statute 2905.03) and a demand to show ID (2921.29 (C)).
Why does it seem the asses are the ones who produce the cases that protect our freedoms? Parody and satire are firmly protected speech because of Larry Flynt of all people.
In his own words (but you likely didn't read that far)
"I understand that my day would have gone a lot smoother if I had agreed to let loss prevention inspect my bag. I understand that my day would have gone a lot smoother if I had agreed to hand over my driver’s license when asked by Officer Arroyo. However, I am not interested in living my life smoothly. I am interested in living my life on strong principles and standing up for my rights as a consumer, a U.S. citizen and a human being. Allowing stores to inspect our bags at will might seem like a trivial matter, but it creates an atmosphere of obedience which is a dangerous thing. Allowing police officers to see our papers at will might seem like a trivial matter, but it creates a fear-of-authority atmosphere which can be all too easily abused"
I think he’s looking for a paycheck, so he should have finally let them look and then sued them for the embarrassment.
If he was an illegal, he’d own the store.
My only problem is the part where he was asked to produce a license. That’s wrong.
But if you’re on someone’s private property, a someone who loses millions each year to shoplifters, you have no right to whine, cry and snivel when they ask to check your bag.