Greetings,
No, there is definitely not any law here in the US that requires people to
carry and show ID at all times. In fact there is some debate right now
over police officers stopping people (especially people of color) without
any real suspicion of them having committed a crime, which they are not
allowed to do.

On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, alfusainey bah wrote:

> Kebba Ceesay,
> That is just ludicrous Kebba. There is no such thing as routine raids in my
> neck of the woods unless the authorities suspect some form of wrong
> doing.For you information i have never been raided for all the years i have
> been in the US to see if i am on drugs or to find out if i am an illegal
> alien.
> You have a good day.
> Alasana Bah
>
> >From: Kebba Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: ID cards and the protection of citizens!
> >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:48:37 -0700
> >
> >Alasana Bah:
> >
> >Identity checks, whether routine or not, are common
> >even your neck of the woods. I am sure from time to
> >time, your neighbourhood is raided by police or other
> >law enforcement agents to check whether you are on
> >drugs or that you are simply an illegal alien on
> >American soil. So what the heck, if routine checks are
> >made in the Gambia with regards to ID?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >KBceesay
> >
> >
> >
> >=====
> >
> >__________________________________________________
> >Do You Yahoo!?
> >Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
> >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
> Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html

----------------------------------------------------------------------------