Citizen Chics Must Put Out

OK...so say an officer is at the beach and spots some hot chick in a bathing suit, with obviously no ID on her person. And let's say this officer "believes" that this chick has a bag of pot at home. Can he just go and arrest her? -TD

From: Eric Cordian To: cypherpunks@minder.net Subject: Citizen Units Must Give Names Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:52:44 -0700 (PDT)

One used to have the right to be known by any name one wished, as long as one did not do so for the purpose of committing fraud, or impersonating someone else.

One certainly has an absolute right to refuse to speak to a government employee when accosted.

So it is difficult to understand the Court's "reasoning" in this case.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5473543

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that people are required to identify themselves when asked to do so by police, and rejected arguments that it violates their constitutional rights to privacy and to remain silent.

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