Schneier vs. Brin

[Julia Thompson]

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:

> At 09:53 AM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, lud at tpg.com.au wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> jon louis mann said the following on 3/8/2008 5:33 PM:
>>> I found myself disturbed that I'm attracted to the idea of carrying an
>>> MP3 recording device at all times, just in case I get stopped by law
>>> enforcement and want my own recording of the event.
>>>
>>> Ray writes:
>>> I felt the same myself the other day when we were stopped by the Border
>>> Patrol near White Sands NM. We were rudely treated and harassed by an
>>> officious officer because we did not have our passports with us. It had
>>> never been mentioned to us that this was "a US Govt requirement". I
>>> "insulted" him by proffering my new South Dakota driving license! "A
>>> note has been made on your record that you have been informed that next
>>> time you are liable to be arrested". Left a real sour taste in the
>>> mouth. This is the first person we have come across in our first four
>>> weeks traveling through the US who has been unfriendly. In general,
>>> people have been fantastically helpful and friendly.
>>>
>>> A question just comes to mind.Do US citizens need to carry ID?
>>
>> In Texas, if you're an adult, you cannot be outside your residence without
>> an ID.
>
>
> Not even standing in your back yard?  So you have to carry your
> wallet when you're mowing the lawn in mid-summer wearing nothing but
> shorts (men) so as not to get heatstroke, or lounging by your
> swimming pool in a bikini (I'm not even going to mention the
> possibility that you have a hot tub), or dumping some extra-stinky
> garbage (e.g. used cat litter or a full diaper) into your garbage can
> late at night?

On your property, I should have said.

 	Julia