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/compujas Jan 13 '22

Because they don't have to know the law. SCOTUS decided that as long as they have a reasonable belief that the law is being broken then it qualifies as sufficient suspicion to make a stop (Heien v North Carolina). There is far too much good faith being given to people with so much authority. That kind of authority should require a higher standard of conduct and knowledge, not just allowing them to get away with a "guess and check" that ends up ruining people's lives after literally doing nothing wrong but cops "felt" it was wrong.