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Court: Names Must Be Revealed

So, even if you aren't doing anything "wrong" the police have the right to make you tell them your name. Miranda is now pretty moot.

The Supreme Court says people must give their names to cops when they ask for it, and cops have the right to arrest people who refuse. One privacy advocate says the government just turned silence into a crime. [Wired News]

Posted by mikki on June 22, 2004 11:54 AM |

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