Posted on 09/15/2014 10:30:42 AM PDT by Dallas59
Los Angeles (CNN) -- "Django Unchained" actress Daniele Watts defended her refusal to show her ID to Los Angeles police before they handcuffed her last week.
The African-American actress and her white boyfriend accused police of racism for questioning them in what they said was only a public display of affection.
"I believe in America and what it stands for," Watts said Monday in an interview on CNN's "New Day."
Police responded to a citizen complaint that "a male white and female black were involved in a sexual act inside a Mercedes" outside the gate of CBS Studio Center on Thursday, according to a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
The “Django Unchained” actress who claimed she was harassed and hurt by cops after making out with her boyfriend was actually having sex in her car according to witnesses ... then went on a rant with cops accusing them of racism and not knowing who she was ... according to police audio obtained by TMZ.
Daniele Watts had just left CBS studios in the San Fernando Valley around 2 PM Thursday. She says she was making out with her BF, but we’ve learned witnesses from the nearby Art Directors Guild office building told cops they were watching her and her BF have full-on sex in the passenger seat WITH THE DOOR OPEN!
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/15/django-actress-daniele-watts-lapd-race-card-fame-audio/#ixzz3DQufYskM
I remain unconvinced at the conclusions to which you are leaping.
He (or she) clarified nothing. He didn't even view the video of the couple, or he would not be so sure of his opinion that they did nothing wrong.
Not exactly. In many states, you may be required by an officer to identify yourself in such circumstances, but that just means that you have to give your name, and in some states, your address. It does not mean that an officer can (legally) require you to show an ID card. The Supreme Court ruled on that quite some time ago. There is no requirement to carry an ID in this country — outside of when driving, etc. — so obviously there can be no requirement to show ID.
Not legally, no. In many states, you may be required by an officer to identify yourself in such circumstances, but that just means that you have to give your name, and in some states, your address. It does not mean that an officer can (legally) require you to show an ID card. The Supreme Court ruled on that quite some time ago.
No, there is not. In many states, you may be required by an officer to identify yourself in such circumstances, but that just means that you have to give your name, and in some states, your address. It does not mean that an officer can (legally) require you to show an ID card. The Supreme Court ruled on that quite some time ago. There is no requirement to carry an ID in this country — outside of when driving, etc. — so obviously there can be no requirement to show ID.
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