AFAIK the ID law is a consequence of a centuries-old right that you cannot be required to identify yourself if you’re doing nothing wrong, and then even if you did do something wrong, you still can’t be required to have brought ID with you since it’s likely you didn’t set out knowing you’d be doing that today.
But the surveillance/camera thing is recent, when rights of ordinary people apparently are less fashionable.
Technically they can’t demand ID here either, unless you’re operating a motor vehicle which requires a licence. It’s different on paper because theoretically driving is a choice (and actually was decades ago), but guess which kind of vehicle our entire country is built around?
Really.
AFAIK the ID law is a consequence of a centuries-old right that you cannot be required to identify yourself if you’re doing nothing wrong, and then even if you did do something wrong, you still can’t be required to have brought ID with you since it’s likely you didn’t set out knowing you’d be doing that today.
But the surveillance/camera thing is recent, when rights of ordinary people apparently are less fashionable.
Yeah, not surprised.
Technically they can’t demand ID here either, unless you’re operating a motor vehicle which requires a licence. It’s different on paper because theoretically driving is a choice (and actually was decades ago), but guess which kind of vehicle our entire country is built around?