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February 18, 2004
Got any ID?
I realize that we've been attacked by terrorist and that it will likely happen again. I believe that the first time was because we were lax in our security and that we needed to tighten things up, but we need to do so without violating the constitution. After all, as Denzel Washington said in "The Siege," once we shred the constitution, even a little bit, they've won.
papersplease.org
Meet Dudley Hiibel. He's a 59 year old cowboy who owns a small ranch outside of Winnemucca, Nevada. He lives a simple life, but he's his own man. You probably never would have heard of Dudley Hiibel if it weren't for his belief in the U.S. Constitution.
One balmy May evening back in 2000, Dudley was standing around minding his own business when all of a sudden, a policeman pulled-up and demanded that Dudley produce his ID. Dudley, having done nothing wrong, declined. He was arrested and charged with "failure to cooperate" for refusing to show ID on demand. And it's all on video.
After watching the video, I think Mr. Hiibel was overly provocative of the police officer, but upon reading the site and the Bill of Rights, he shouldn't have been placed in that position in the first place. Further, the arrest of his daughter is just ridiculous.
I can't believe that this has to go to the Supreme Court.
Posted by Jesse at February 18, 2004 10:13 AM