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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
Honestly, that made me laugh. Most cops would not answer that until they finished questioning you or they would actually detain you. Look you sound like you might have been a good/great cop, but my point is cops don't need anymore control or authority.
So to get it back to topic: If that law goes into effect how long do you think it's going to take a before cops flip whole neighborhoods into informants with threats of sending "American" kids illegal alien parents back to wherever? This means there will be a lot of innocent poor people sitting in jails because some kid did not want his parents deported.
My personal opinion is they should raise law enforcement salaries to get the very best like they do in Alaska, but until that happens I will always view/question all cops with tainted glasses  |
By law the cop has to answer you yes or no, if it's yes then you fall under your rights and can ask for a lawyer if they plan on doing more than search/check of you.. but you have to comply. If the cop says no, they must stop questioning you because of your rights - just like if you asked for a lawyer, questions are over.
You can laugh all you want... but that's just the way it is.
I say give them more power in this situation, I think they should be allowed to go door to door and ask for your papers like they did me in Canada when I was on a work visa. They have every 'right' to ask for proof, even thought hey didn't know if I was American or not. I could have been legal or working illegally - and that is a huge no no in Canada and an idea that I greatly support!