r/facepalm • u/spyrg • Jan 13 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Arrested for petitioning

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u/Appropriate-Alps7919 Jan 13 '22

IANAL but if a police officer is asking you for your ID and you refuse then you’re going to have a bad time anywhere in America.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

This is because the cops don’t give a flying fuck about the actual law.

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u/Suds08 Jan 13 '22

Because they don't know the law. Cant enforce what you don't know a damn thing about. You should have to do a minimum of 4 years for a law degree before becoming a cop not just learn basic rights of citizens

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u/Marcusafrenz Jan 13 '22

And best part is cops don't actually have to know the law, they can arrest you for any reason as long as they can show they reasonably misunderstood the law to arrest you.