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Originally Posted by Turbografx
The problem is not that you have to have an ID or even that you must have it with you and present it. Rather it is with what conditions are entailed by "reasonable suspicion".
In most things this is clear cut and impartial:
"Reasonable suspicion" of drunk driving would be something like swerving erratically, driving extremely fast or slow, crashing into a lamp-post. I.e. visibly breaking the law/endangering others.
"Reasonable suspicion" of professional mal-practice would include a patient dying from a anesthetic overdose, a house burning down from shoddy wiring, selling drinks to under-aged people. I.e. breaking the law/endangering others.
"Reasonable suspicion" of being an illegal immigrant on the other hand is mostly based on your appearance. Being a little too brown or publicly speaking in a language other than English. I.e. not being WASP enough.
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In this particular instance the man held a CDL and is required to stop at a weigh stations. He was operating a commercial vehicle. This was not a random selection. He is supposed to provide his CDL, Medical Card and insurance plus his logs. For me that would have need enough ID. However, if the AZ states that SOP is to ask for a Birth Cert then the officer can ask.
I understand the probably cause is assessed by color or language spoken. Thus the profiling associated with this law.