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Re:A U.S. Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay for a Gif... by pmiller2 on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @01:34PM (#21336883)
Not if you can be detained arbitrarily, without suspicion, simply for not carrying an ID.
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Re:A U.S. Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay for a Gif... by refurb on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @03:00PM (#21337704)
Just because the officers don’t respect your constitutional rights doesn’t mean it’s a constitution free zone.
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Re:A U.S. Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay for a Gif... by pmiller2 on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @04:22PM (#21338563)
No, that’s exactly what it means. Law enforcement officers are agents of the state. The state not respecting your constitutional rights is equivalent to not having them.
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Re:A U.S. Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay for a Gif... by refurb on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @10:14PM (#21341060)
No, even if law enforcement doesn’t respect your rights, you still have them.

That’s why if the cops are violating your rights, you follow up in court.

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