From: Bill Lucy 

In article , philp{at}isham-
research.com says...
> > The ruling came in a 5-to-4 decision and frees the government to arrest and
> > punish people who will not cooperate by revealing their identity.
>
> Not here.  The police must have a "good reason" to want your
name and they
> must state what it is if you ask them.

Under the previous precedent (Terry v. Ohio (1968)), that was the law. It
had been somewhat diminished in one succeeding case under very narrow
grounds. But Justice Kennedy blew those narrow grounds into a big wide
gate, swung open to allow just about any reason for asking for
identification.

I am appalled at this opinion.

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