BM>Since Tom Rightmer posted material that indicated that commandeering cars 
is
  >legal, and that it is the duty of citizens to comply, then by extension, I
  >could say that if somebody tells me he's a bank examiner and wants me to 
hel
  >get the goods on a dishonest teller by going in to that teller, 
withdrawing 
  >dollars of my money, and bringing it out to him, then it is my duty to 
compl
Well, there is a difference between commandeering and the scenario you
suggest.  The missing factor is "emergency".
BM>What constitutes common sense, Charles, IMO, is heavily dependent upon the
  >individual's knowledge, experience, and bias, among other things.  I have 
no
  >way to know whether the cop would decide I was being obstructive--and 
rust
  >me, it's sometimes an exercise to make people understand the nature and 
exte
  >of my difficulties--or how long and by what means it would take for him to
  >decide that I was the genuine article.  Also, assuming my vehicle was the 
on
  >one close at hand, I've no idea whether he might judge his need for it to 
be
  >more pressing than mine, regardless, depending upon the circumstances.
No doubt there might be an officer around who, in the urgency of the 
situation might make a mistake of judgment; but for the most part I 
think most officers would quickly recognize your situation and look for
another viable option.
CHARLES HUNTER
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