In this case, what is the OC guy suspected of? The answer is nothing. The idea that the officer tells him "how do I know you not lying to me?" and "how do I know you're not a felon carrying a firearm?" simply infuriates me.C-dub wrote:I don't know this very well either. It seems quite fuzzy to me. How am I to know if I'm a suspect or not? They don't have to tell me, right? I know I wasn't involved in a crime, but the officer may not know that and if I'm considered a suspect then I must ID myself, right?srothstein wrote:It is also illegal to lie about your name, date of birth, or home address to a police officer if you are a suspect or witness to a crime. You do not have to answer at all, but you may not lie about it. That is in 38.02 Failure to ID, which it is obvious that HPD does not know very well.
I can't stand the OC guys and I think their protests have done nothing for their cause, but I can't stand to see one of them harassed like this. If there is one thing their protests have done is show how some law enforcement will react to law abiding citizen exercising their rights. That alone is scary.