Look, I'm not saying that you should rebuke all authority just because you want to or can. If I were stopped on the street by police and asked for an I.D. why is it that I can't ask why they are asking without being looked at as a troublemaker. Why can't I exercise my right to ask why I was pulled over, or contest an action that is illegal? Years ago a kid down the street had a huge party that got out of hand. My neighbor and I walked down about six houses to see if our kids were there and to get them out. As we approached we saw officers pulling up in several squad cars. Kids went running everywhere. My neighbor one I stepped back out of the way to let officers do whatever they were going to do. After calm was restored, we once again proceeded down the street. A female officer approached and sternly told us, "you two, I need to see some ID now". I had on gym shorts no pockets. The way she said it put us both on the defensive and I said, "excuse me ma'am but why are you asking for my I.D., I'm simply walking down the street looking for my kid". Without going through the entire dialogue, suffice it to say she was upset and ultimately a senior officer came over and defused the situation by simply asking who we were and why we were there. He explained the concern that we could have possibly been the ones that supplied the alcohol to minors etc... i told him my first name and pointed to my house and why we were there. I invited him to watch me walk back into my house and mind my own business if he so desired. I explained I had no pockets and only walked down to see if my kid was there, which she was not. He apologized for bothering us I thanked him for his service and diligence and we went on our way. Obviously they could easily gather my information from my address which they now had if they really needed it.
My point is, the right to ask why or to not show my i.d. at certain times is my constitutional right. When an officer knowingly violates that right, and they know they are, it shouldn't be incumbent upon me to give up my constitutional liberties just to avoid making a public servant mad when they're the ones breaking the law in the first place. If you choose to do so, be my guest, I'm sure it will work out fine, but to say "just do whatever the cop says and they'd be alive today" is incredibly dismissive and wrong in my opinion.
Also, assertion that civil liberties and rights can't be restricted or lost when is hardly inane. Ask the Japanese during the war.
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