Failure to ID is a class A misdemeanor in many states. You know that, right? So yes, there's something wrong with her not having an ID. Especially on what is tantamount to a felony stop.
Failure to ID is a class A misdemeanor in many states.
I can't speak for every state, but in the states I've lived in this is to identify yourself -- that is, to state your name and birthdate, and possibly address. (The cop will run your details through his system to see if there are any warrants out for you.)
Indeed, not carrying valuable documents on your person when walking through bad neighborhoods was considered basic common sense; if it gets stolen from you, you've got trouble.
I have a US passport, but I have bad eyesight so I can't drive or join the military (two more common forms of ID). I'm not about to carry my passport around with me walking around in my own neighborhood. It goes in a safe in my closet unless I'm doing something really important where it needs to be shown, like flying or conducting business at the bank.
Failure to ID is a class A misdemeanor in many states. You know that, right? So yes, there's something wrong with her not having an ID. Especially on what is tantamount to a felony stop.
I can't speak for every state, but in the states I've lived in this is to identify yourself -- that is, to state your name and birthdate, and possibly address. (The cop will run your details through his system to see if there are any warrants out for you.)
Indeed, not carrying valuable documents on your person when walking through bad neighborhoods was considered basic common sense; if it gets stolen from you, you've got trouble.
I have a US passport, but I have bad eyesight so I can't drive or join the military (two more common forms of ID). I'm not about to carry my passport around with me walking around in my own neighborhood. It goes in a safe in my closet unless I'm doing something really important where it needs to be shown, like flying or conducting business at the bank.
Why not just get an ID? Why would one use their passport as their main ID?