http://imaginekitty.com/246/man-illegally-arrested-for-refusing-bag-search/ Web Standards Discussion Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:04:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://imaginekitty.com/246/man-illegally-arrested-for-refusing-bag-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2837 David Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:15:11 +0000 http://www.imaginekitty.com/246/man-illegally-arrested-for-refusing-bag-search/#comment-2837 While I agree that each of the incidents (the attempted search and the detention, and the demand for drivers license as ID) were objectionable, the guy probably ought to have chosen one or the other as his battle <i>du jour</i>. Having requested the presence of the police, he would have done well not to tick them off, regardless of the fact that they made a stupid "request" of him. (I would rather not have had the police involved at all, knowing how the class seems to self-select for jackasses, thugs and bullies... A lawyer, perhaps, primed for bear--and a huge lawsuit against some deep pockets, yeh, now that'd be the ticket. :-)) While I agree that each of the incidents (the attempted search and the detention, and the demand for drivers license as ID) were objectionable, the guy probably ought to have chosen one or the other as his battle du jour. Having requested the presence of the police, he would have done well not to tick them off, regardless of the fact that they made a stupid “request” of him. (I would rather not have had the police involved at all, knowing how the class seems to self-select for jackasses, thugs and bullies… A lawyer, perhaps, primed for bear–and a huge lawsuit against some deep pockets, yeh, now that’d be the ticket. )

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