Arizona "your papers please" immigration law

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NJ5 said:

Kasz216 said:

As for me by the way...  I'm kinda confused about this law.

I mean, if someone is caught committing a crime or are suspected of committing one aren't they required to show proof of identification anyway?

I mean, you'd want to make sure it was the right guy i'd think.  Even if it's something that's just tickatble.  I mean... you ticket someone who has no ID.  What are the chances that gets paid?

Given what you said, and assuming this law is not totally useless I'd say that it means that the police can ask for your id for the "appearance" of an infraction, or for things which usually wouldn't warrant a fine. For example, a policeman sees a jaywalker and asks for his papers.

A police officer arrests someone for littering. The minor charge is nothing but they want to nail the offender on a bigger charge through an interrogation process. Stitch them for a  drug, murder or a rape charge. Offender goes before the courts and is found guilty for a crime they did not commit and receives a long prison sentence. The police officer gets a reward or promotion.

The police are the law and some of them can get away with breaking the law.