Uhm. Well I live in Germany and carrying (and showing) your ID is no big deal over here. Not that you get asked that often. Mostly when they're doing car searches. I'm pretty certain though that it's NOT a criminal offense not to show it over here. A minor midemeanour maybe...
in Canada (I was reading about this today, coincidentally), if you're asked to identify yourself by a police officer, you're under no legal duress to do so; however, if they believe you've committed a crime, they can take you into custody for up to 48 hours until they've identified you.
However, if they take someone into custody for that, who is later released as not being the person they're looking for (and they need to have a name and crime, not just taking you in on suspicions based on things like refusing to identify yourself), they'll be liable for any damages resulting from taking the person into custody. So they need to have a good idea that they've got the suspect.
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However, if they take someone into custody for that, who is later released as not being the person they're looking for (and they need to have a name and crime, not just taking you in on suspicions based on things like refusing to identify yourself), they'll be liable for any damages resulting from taking the person into custody. So they need to have a good idea that they've got the suspect.
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