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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by rms on Thursday February 13, 2014 @06:05PM (#7235302)
Thanks for sharing!

I believe in that situation, that you can defuse the dynamic of being accused of not having your ID, by sharing your social security number. So one response to the police in that situation is to acknowledge not having your ID, but offer to share your name and social security number so they can identify you in the database.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by aestra on Friday February 14, 2014 @07:14AM (#7238103)
Um absolutely not. I am not giving my ssn to a random police officer.
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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by judk on Thursday February 13, 2014 @09:47PM (#7236540)
...or the SSN of anyone who resembles you.
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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by magicalist on Thursday February 13, 2014 @11:09PM (#7236850)
This is a bad idea. If for some reason it escalates and they need to check that, lying about your identity to a police officer is a crime in many states and you could be in much more trouble.
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