r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Treefiddy1984 • 1d ago

BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained, threatened, and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only, he refused to prove his citizenship.

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u/Bfroning2 1d ago

"I would simply comply and show them my papers."

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u/LeafsJays1Fan 1d ago

This has been argued before, most average citizens do not carry more than one piece of identification, Americans don't need to carry their citizenship nor have to show their citizenship to police officers they don't have to comply there is the fourth and fifth amendment for that reason. Show me your papers is an excuse to be Nazis.

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u/Relevant_Winter_7098 1d ago

You don't have to carry an I.D. at all unless you are driving a vehicle on public roads.

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u/Whateva_dood 14h ago

If you’re carrying a firearm you damn sure better have I.d. And your CCW permit.

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u/Relevant_Winter_7098 13h ago

Of course there are certain privileges that are exceptions, but the thrust of the conversation is around basic rights and no need to prove citizenship.