Court: People Can't Keep Names From Police - By GINA HOLLAND Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that people do not have a constitutional right to refuse to tell police their names.
The 5-4 decision frees the government to arrest and punish people who won't cooperate by revealing their identity. (Continue.)
This decision didn't come as a surprise to me. How about you?
"Name, rank and serial number" have always been expected from a prisoner of war.
Perhaps, given my affidavit in the left column of this blog, I can use the following:
My name is _First and Middle Name_; of the family of _Last Name_.
I am a "Servant"/"Handmaiden" of "Nature's God".
The number assigned to me by my captors is "Social Security Number ___-_ -___".
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