The NYPD is skulking through the L train demanding IDs from Black and Latino men, again with zero justified cause or explanation as to why.
The NYPD is skulking through the L train demanding IDs from Black and Latino men, again with zero justified cause or explanation as to why.
As an individual, its probably easier to just show ID, but as a society its a bad idea to let this become the norm. Because the next step is just checkpoints.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_checkpoint#Military_use
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_checkpoint
Very authoritarian. You shouldn’t have to justify your existence, the government should be the ones with the burden to prove you did something wrong, you shouldn’t need to prove your innocence.