What I seem to think is irrelevant.
A frightened woman called 911 about some guys with guns.
Case closed. That is well and truly enough to investigate and ask for ID in WI.
You may think the law is bad, but that’s a different argument.
No. It isn't. Sorry.
ltc — you are on the right point here. The law here seems to specifically grant the WI police permission to ask for/ demand ID.
Might be bad law, but it sure seems to be the law, supported in case law/ court decision.
“A frightened woman called 911 about some guys with guns.
Case closed. That is well and truly enough to investigate and ask for ID in WI.”
Doesn’t sound like it. Carrying a gun is not a crime, so they cops need to have reason to believe you have or are about to commit a crime - according to the quote posted earlier on this thread.
If someone calls and reports you are eating pancakes, does that justify the cop in questioning you?
It’s not enough to ask for ID. Somebody posted the law already. It’s perfectly clear to all bu the most obtuse or those twoo small to admit they’re wrong.
This is exactly the same reason this gun group sued and won - exactly the same issue.
The old lady doesn’t dictate the law. The cops don’t get to violate people’s rights because an old lady is scared. Actually, the story doesn’t say she was scared, I don’t think. Her focus was to call the cops because she saw men with guns and would have felt badly if anything bad had resulted from it. She didn’t even report that they were doing anything in particular that frightened her except have guns in open carry which is perfectly legal.
The cops CANNOT go ID people because they got a call from somebody who was worried about something that’s legal to do. They have to have a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been or is being committed, and there are certain elements required that comprise “reasonable suspicion” to asl for ID.
Anyway, this has been explained to you several times now and you’ve been directed to or told about the exact language in the law. You’re either dumber than a bag of hammers, a gun-grabber, or somebody who just likes to get negative attention.
Buh-bye.