That's EXACTLY what the police count on, is citizens NOT knowing their rights! Believe me, learned, slowly, through trial & error over the years, on how to deal with cops in public.
Another thing that most people may not know: anytime police asks you for your id, you're NOT legally abliged to hand over that info. in many cases! If you're driving, ofcourse you must have your license on you.
But you you're simlpy a pedestrian & & you truely haven'y been suspected of anything - you DO NOT have to relinquish your id!
There isn't a law in the country that says anyone has to carry identification on their person simply for being out in public! Pig asks you for id, just say "i don't have it". They have NO legal bounds to arrest someone for not having id!
You can refuse the consent to search, but then the cop believes you have something to hide. If you actually have something all you do is buy yourself 30 minutes of standing around waiting for the K-9 unit to show up...
Another thing that most people may not know: anytime police asks you for your id, you're NOT legally abliged to hand over that info. in many cases! If you're driving, ofcourse you must have your license on you.
But you you're simlpy a pedestrian & & you truely haven'y been suspected of anything - you DO NOT have to relinquish your id!
There isn't a law in the country that says anyone has to carry identification on their person simply for being out in public! Pig asks you for id, just say "i don't have it". They have NO legal bounds to arrest someone for not having id!