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Originally posted by Enthralled Fan
reply to post by Rasobasi420
The police can ask anyone for identification at any time. If you are a witness to a crime you are asked for identification. If you happen to not have any, well, then, bye, bye back to wherever you came from.
Originally posted by Enthralled Fan
Maybe if the government wasn't spending so much of the tax payers money on taking care of illegal aliens, a police officer might be able to earn a decent wage to survive on.
Blame 'em for being bitter? I don't.
Originally posted by Enthralled Fan
reply to post by eyewitness86
I did put thought into what I said. I am sticking to it. You are correct in that you don't have to say anything, or show identification. They won't arrest you for that. They might arrest you for something else that they will make stick like hindering a police investigation. You know how that works.
Also, don't forget, you are not the only citizen that they are working for. They are working for me, as well, and every other tax payer. I think the majority of them do a fantastic job.
So, if you think they are that bad, and whatever policies they have in place, take it to their superiors, your state representative or the ACLU.
The reason you are here complaining, is because because you won't go through the proper channels with your complaints. Why won't you do that? Because they might just watch out for you a little closer!
Originally posted by Enthralled Fan
reply to post by scientist
How has the mentality of "if you've got nothing to hide," eroded our rights? It seems to me the only people who would have a problem with this are people who have something to hide.
Originally posted by Enthralled Fan
reply to post by eyewitness86
Why thanks. Yes, I am aware of how the system works. I would just like to add that if you don't do anything wrong, then you don't have anything to ever worry about then, do you?
You make it sound as if police have a whole lot of free time on their hands to just randomly select people to harass. They just sit around in squad cars eating jelly donuts watching people pass by, waiting for some unsuspecting person they decide is in need of a shake down to show up. Is that it?
They just love to spend hours on end writing up ficticious charges on people that they just decided to pick on for no reason!
Oh, and they really enjoy having to devote a few days a month in court just so they can visit again with the people who have done nothing wrong.
When they are really bored, they talk an illegal alien into shooting a police officer just to prove a point, and to instill fear into the population as a means of control!
Did I leave a conspiracy out that you have thought of?
You, I am finished with, as you are now rabid about the topic, and hurling personal insults.
Originally posted by Enthralled Fan
Why thanks. Yes, I am aware of how the system works. I would just like to add that if you don't do anything wrong, then you don't have anything to ever worry about then, do you?