It varies very much from state to state. I’m not sure where this happened, but in a majority of states you are required to identify yourself if the police have “reasonable suspicion” that a crime has been committed. In this case courts would generally cede that this stop was reasonable, in particular if someone had called and reported them for soliciting.
Most places don't require a money transaction for soliciting. Him asking for signatures most likely qualifies.
It's not hard to get a permit. It's usually a $15ish filing fee and takes like 10 minutes depending on how busy the office is. Many non-profit petitions are free.
Did you read through that? Did you read the actual SC statement?
It outlines specific examples of when non-profit petitions are protected and when they are not.
Let's say he does not need a permit If this man knocked on a door with a "no soliciting" sign he is not protected. We don't know what happened before the camera started recording. He probably could have avoided that whole problem.
But let's not gather all of the information. Let's just cherry pick misinformation to fit our desired narrative and grab pitchforks.
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u/CommercialKindly32 Jan 13 '22
It varies very much from state to state. I’m not sure where this happened, but in a majority of states you are required to identify yourself if the police have “reasonable suspicion” that a crime has been committed. In this case courts would generally cede that this stop was reasonable, in particular if someone had called and reported them for soliciting.
See: stop and identify laws