Schneier vs. Brin

[lud at tpg.com.au]

On Mar 9, 2008, at 2:04 PM, dsummersminet at comcast.net wrote:

<concerning the carrying of IDs>
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.

Ray writes (in this clumsy manner since he cannot send mail from his
mail program):

My question was whether a US citizen is required to carry and produce ID
showing they are US citizens if stopped by the Border Patrol in say NM,
nowhere near any external borders. When I handed over my South Dakota
driver's license as ID, I was castigated for not producing my passport.
If I had said I was a US citizen, would I have been required to produce
evidence of this on the spot?

Regards, Ray. (Who had a quiet day in Carlsberg, spending many happy?
hours in Walmart buying supplies etc for our trip. We are doing our best
to boost the US economy! Thank goodness the Aussie dollar is worth
nearly twice what it was in our short visit in 2001.)