Joe Wrote:
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> Why not show them ID (if he had it with
> him), explain what he's doing, and have the whole
> encounter over in a few minutes? Why drag it out
> so long? In the mind of the police, they were
> probably thinking "What is this guy hiding?".
> Remember that they don't know who he is. I think
> it was a few minutes into the incident when Chris
> said his name. He does have a speech impediment,
> and the fare inspector asked him to repeat it
> because he could not understand him due to the
> impediment. He refused to repeat it and would not
> cooperate. Why? This makes no sense to me. If
> you're going to ID yourself, why say it and then
> stop?
For the umpteenth time Joe, aka Smitty, aka Andy, there is no requirement in Maryland, or in California, for Chris to produce his ID.
How pathetic that an ex-cop such as yourself doesn't know this fact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_and_identify_statutes