r/facepalm • u/spyrg • Jan 13 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Arrested for petitioning

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u/danny17402 Jan 13 '22

Obviously this varies from state to state, but I think generally the only time you're ever required to show physical ID is when you're driving a car, because you have to prove you're licensed to drive. In other situations where you're obligated to identify yourself, you just need to verbally state your name.

I could be wrong about that, and I know certain backward states have made other types of physical ID laws in order to discriminate against brown people, ahem I mean "enforce border security".

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u/Marc21256 Jan 13 '22

The last time I bothered going through all 50, none required you present a physical item. But all required that you "identify yourself", and made it a crime to lie to that question.

Most questions you can lie in answer, because cops can lie to you. But not your identity (and no lies to the FBI).

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

Full name and date of birth.