The bar hasn't been lowered at all but, by all means, keep repeating that if it makes you feel better.
You can be asked to produce ID even if you are just sitting in a public park, if the officer has a reasonable expectation that you are or have committed a crime. In Arizona, under this law, you won't be arrested but merely detained until it can be ascertained that you are legally in the U.S.. Something that, whether you are aware of it or not, you can be detained for now and by the police of any state. You can pick on the words "duly sworn" if you chose and I know that there have been incidents of officers abusing their power and that is something that is very unlikely to change. ::michael Ed Leafe wrote: > On May 6, 2010, at 1:12 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote: > >> The issue of being able to produce ID when asked by a duly sworn officer >> of the law is meaningless? > > > Yes. If I am operating a motor vehicle on public roads, I must have my > license and registration. If I am walking down a public street, or sitting in > a public park, or shopping in a public place, I DO NOT need to have any such > proof. > > Previously I could only be arrested if there was reasonable cause to do > so. Now the bar for arrest has been lowered to simply not having ID when > asked. > > And the words "duly sworn" mean little in this context. There have been > many, many cases of "duly sworn" officers abusing the power they have been > given. It's about as meaningless as "duly consecrated priest" as far as > instilling trust. > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
