Free Talk Live - identification

Student expelled from public school for refusing to wear RFID tracker

mjberns83 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:47:16 +0000

In Texas, of all places, a high school student is expelled because she refused to wear the mandatory school-issued RFID trackers because they violate not only her privacy but also her religious beliefs.

Governmental Secrecy: Shield for Tyranny, Incompetence, and Corruption

Mattfree88 — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:37:44 +0000

Governmental Secrecy: Shield for Tyranny, Incompetence, and Corruption

An essential pillar of democracy is openness. There is no way that people can meaningfully participate in government, even if only by voting for representatives, if they do not have access to accurate information related to government operations. This was well understood by the founders of the US and embedded in the Bill of Rights. Conversely, a salient characteristic of undemocratic systems of all types, such as Czarist Russia, the Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany is a high degree of governmental secrecy.

Man tazed by park ranger for off-leash dogs, no ID

phonon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:02 +0000

A Montara man walking two lapdogs off leash was hit with an electric-shock gun by a National Park Service ranger after allegedly giving a false name and trying to walk away, authorities said Monday.

Hesterberg, who said he didn't have identification with him, allegedly gave the ranger a false name, Levitt said.

Rancho Corral de Tierra has long been an off-leash walking spot for local dog owners. In December, the area became part of the national park system, which requires that all dogs be on a leash, Levitt said.

The ranger was trying to educate residents of the rule, Levitt said.

Mistaken Identity

LoveFreedomAndLiberty — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:25:47 +0000

Are the wrong people being placed in jail in some cases? Read more here:

No Cash Society

LoveFreedomAndLiberty — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:05:01 +0000

A no cash society? Read more here..................

Police cite privacy concerns over their own DNA

pmfalcon — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:49:07 +0000

Rank-and-file police from Connecticut to Chicago to Los Angeles have opposed what some experts say is a slowly emerging trend in the U.S. to collect officers' DNA. "From a civil liberties standpoint, there are a lot of red flags," said Connecticut Trooper Steven Rief, former president of the state police union. "It's not that the law enforcement officers are opposed to giving up their DNA," he said. "You need to have safeguards in place. Something that can tell you ... something intimate about someone needs to be treated with the utmost care." ... No kidding!

Life in jail for not revealing identity?

phonon — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:08:45 +0000

mystery man arrested on minor charges more than three weeks ago remains behind bars in Utah while law enforcement officials try to determine his true identity, which he refuses to reveal.
"This is really a strange case," said Lt. Dennis Harris with the Utah County Sheriff's Office. "He just doesn't want to be found."

Now in his fourth week of incarceration, the man added another twist to the story recently by hinting he had business of some kind outside prison that he would need to attend to.

UPS to require ID for much shipping

rancemuhamitz — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:13:40 +0000

United Parcel Service begins new security measures today.Customers without a pre-printed shipping label attached to their package will have to present a government-issued photo identification or be turned away, according to a company memo that KXTV-TV obtained.

Court Holds Passengers Not Required To Interact With Police

rancemuhamitz — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:32:14 +0000

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a man's conviction for Refusal to Identify Self, a Class C Misdemeanor. The man was a passenger in a car driven by his girlfriend, who was stopped for making an illegal turn. After obtaining the girlfriend's (driver) identification, the police officer questioned the passenger as to his identity. The man refused to comply. He was then arrested, and later convicted at a bench trial, of Refusal to Identify Self, a Class C misdemeanor.