Here they have to ask for ID's if you (according to the clerck) look under 25 (while the minimum age required for alcohol/tobacco/lottery is 18).
Asking a 50 year old for her ID's because they have to ask everyone is beyond ridiculous. I truely hate this kind of law that brushes everyone with the same brush regardless of common sense.
I live in Canada and I have never been asked for ID in my life while buying cigarettes or booze. It was great when I was 17 but when you're in your 40s it would be nice for someone to mistake you for a teenager once in a while.
I guess , if you don't live in the US YOU WONT UNDERSTAND THAT BY ASKING EVERYONE , THEY CAN'T BE ACCUSED OF "PROFILIING"
Here in US, if there is a tall guy with a beard, looks like bin laden, wears a robe ala bin larden etc etc , they cant stop and ask anyquestions because that would be profiling. Only time they can stop him is after he throws a bomb in a crowded restaurant killing hundreds so BALTHAZAR, relax go with the flow
You folks must be young Why go through all that aggravation, either skip this casino, move on to another Its not even worth thinking about
As far as I know the police can stop anyone they like if they have proper cause for suspicion. Race is not proper cause for suspicion nor is it a free pass to avoid questions. If you suspect someone might commit or has committed a crime then by all means, stop this person regardless of their race. But you can't just suspect everyone who is of a foreign nationality.
Personally, I never have a problem with the police asking questions. I appreciate the job they're trying to do and I'm happy to help. Sadly, the police never have any questions to ask me.
I live in a fairly nice building and it's pretty rare that there's any kind of commotion. I don't think I've seen the police around here once in the last 3 years and I never get pulled over so my conversations with the police are pretty few and far between.
One day someone suddenly started pounding on my door with their fist. I was almost to the door when I heard "FIRE DEPARTMENT." I opened the door and there were four young firemen standing in the hallway. I looked up and down the hall and then said to the one in the front of the group - "Stripogram?" And although the one in the front didn't even smile the two in the back seemed to think it was quite amusing. Then he said "A woman in the lobby said you had a gas leak in your apartment." I said everything in these apartments are electric. If there's a gas leak in here it would be more of a medical problem than a fire hazard. He stared at me for a minute and then said "Sorry" and they just kind of wandered off. No police though. Maybe next time.
A cop did ask me once many years ago why I was doing 130 in a 90 k/h zone. I looked around and then back at him and said "I'm in a hurry." He seemed a little caught off guard by the honesty. I think that and the fact that it was 3 am in the middle of nowhere resulted in him letting me drive off without even a fine.