Man was convicted of not providing his name to cops.
I think that's giving the cops too much authority. Here's a case to prove my point:
Back when my older brother was 15, he was a passenger in my uncle's car in a town 30 miles away from our hometown. They were stopped by two officers for failure to come to a complete stop at an intersection. My brother was asked some questions like how are you related to this man, what's your name, etc. He answered, but got annoyed. The officer asked for his driver's license. He said he didn't have one. He was arrested.
My uncle had to call my father, who had to leave work, go home to find my brothers paperwork and take it down to the police station (30 miles away) to prove that my brother was really 15 and couldn't have a driver's license. They dropped the charges.
Cliffnotes: Cops arrested my brother who was considered guilty till proven innicent.
I think that's giving the cops too much authority. Here's a case to prove my point:
Back when my older brother was 15, he was a passenger in my uncle's car in a town 30 miles away from our hometown. They were stopped by two officers for failure to come to a complete stop at an intersection. My brother was asked some questions like how are you related to this man, what's your name, etc. He answered, but got annoyed. The officer asked for his driver's license. He said he didn't have one. He was arrested.
My uncle had to call my father, who had to leave work, go home to find my brothers paperwork and take it down to the police station (30 miles away) to prove that my brother was really 15 and couldn't have a driver's license. They dropped the charges.
Cliffnotes: Cops arrested my brother who was considered guilty till proven innicent.