Rights Violation or a Complete Jerk?

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I'll bet that this section only applies to people not suspected of a crime. IMO the officer suspected him of being a shoplifter -- remember, the officer later said he was surprised that there was no illegal booty in the bag -- and so was not asking a citizen for papers, he was asking for proof from someone he suspected of theft and therefore of lying.

IMO the cop did what he should have. I know, let's raise defense money for HIM, a poor working stiff who has to deal with schmucks like that all the time.

IMO Righi is a jerk. He thought he was cute with the "No thanks" and thought he could just drive off into the sunset without consequence. It is jerks like this that cause the rest of us problems. Soon cashiers will have to hand the merchandise bag to the doorman, who will inspect it, and then give it to the customer as they walk out the door. The bag is not the property of the customer until the transaction is complete, (only the government can search a person IIRC) and now the transaction will be more definitive as being at the door as opposed to at the checkout.

You can tell Righi is a jerk, because he's publishing names of all those involved for maximum stink power. What a maroon.

-V
Gift Shop Greeter
The Forsaken Inn

(edit: mmiissppeelleedd jerko's name)

First off... Please, no racial slurs. Maroon is a slur, another word for n****r, specifically referring to Africans left on tiny islands in the Caribbean as slaves.

Second, once you pay cash for something, it is yours. Transaction OVER. No ands, ifs, or buts.

In this country, we are innocent until proven otherwise. The officer had no right to ask for anything, because there was NO PROOF at all that a crime had been committed. Video evidence suggesting otherwise? Fine, check the person. Otherwise, NO. The burden of proof is not on the accused but the accuser. Officer does not have a leg to stand on, there was absolutely nothing that implied that any criminal activity had taken place. No store dick came along and said he was suspicious on video... All the man had done was exercise his rights to refuse to be harassed.

I hope the officer in question winds up tarred and feathered, and hopefully removed from his job. I also hope that the department gets sued in to the stone age... It is the only way those folks seem to learn anything.