[ltc8k6]

Of course not. My name isn’t Barry.

I should have said Letter vs Spirit though.

Under the letter of the law, you can be ticketed for 5mph over the limit. In the spirit of the law, such tickets are not issued very often.

[grady]

OK then, back to the beginning. Since you believe that the officers had a legal basis to demand identification pursuant to the statute, please articulate the basis the officers had to reasonably suspect that these gentlemen were committing or were about to commit a crime.

When answering the question, please keep in mind that the officer stated he was checking to see if they were felons. What specific information can you cite to support a reasonable suspicion that these gentlemen were felons?

If you believe that the officers' suspicion under the statute may have arisen from actions constituting disorderly conduct, please identify the conduct that would give an officer reasonable suspicion that these gentlemen were acting disorderly. Please keep in mind that lawful conduct, such as carrying a firearm, with nothing further cannot be the basis for a disorderly conduct charge. See Racine.