On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 14:47:55 -0500 (CDT) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Schneier vs. Brin > > > > > On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> >> Original Message: >> ----------------- >> From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:34:42 -0500 (CDT) >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Schneier vs. Brin >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> In Texas, if you're an adult, you cannot be outside your residence >> without >>>> an ID. >> .... >>> On your property, I should have said. >> >> >> How sure are you of this Julia? I have two reasons to question this. >> First, Google didn't give me any hits on this...just side hits on ID >> requirements for beer, etc. Second, my daughter Neli (one of my two >> Zambian daughters) was in a car which was pulled over for DWB in the >> Woodlands. The people in the care were asked why they were in the >> Woodlands. Neli said "I live here." She was asked for ID and she said "I >> don't need ID, I'm not driving." The matter was dropped. >> >>> Given that they were pulled over for DWB, if she was legally required to >>> carry ID at all times, wouldn't they have mentioned that at the time. >>> Heck, a constible who pulls folks over for DWB is looking for someone to >>> arrest in my book. >> >> Dan M. > >> I've heard from black men that if they're walking out on the road in East >> Texas, they damn well better have ID on them, and failure to produce ID >> will get you in some trouble. > > Ah, that makes sense then. There is no law against it, just like there is > no law against black people driving. But, an officer has discretion > concerning "suspicious behavior" and the Supreme Court has said that an > officer can ask for an ID. So, even though its not a law, its common sense > for people with certain ethnic backgrounds to carry IDs. You or I can jog > in our neighborhood without them. Heck, Neli can jog here, because the > police knows that she could very well be related to someone who could raise > holy hell. But, a black man on an E Texas road, yea....I'll believe that. > > Dan M. And, better safe than sorry -- if I'm in someone else's car and there's a major crash, better for me to have ID on me so they have an easier time figuring out who I am. (Also, if you're an adult, you can't get into an elementary school around here without a driver's license. They scan it, get info from a database, and print up a "visitor" sticker that has the picture from your license.) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
