We hear it all the time, “if you have nothing to hide, then you have no reason not to let me search your house, search your car, give me your cell phone records, etc” What does that really mean? For some it means that they as law a biding citizens, feel that have nothing to fear from their government. As such it is considered not only wrong, but also a sign of guilt if a citizen of this nation refuses to allow the government free access to what ever they want. For others it is simply a way to try and pressure a citizen to allow access to things that the government simply has no business having access to. Yet there is much more to this than simply a matter of guilt or innocence.
First, whenever a government official confronts you, you are a target for some reason. That reason can be as benign as mistaken identity or as serious as, well you can decide what is truly serious, but no matter what everything you say or do will be recorded and used as information for the government’s benefit and not yours. We have all seen the television shows that dramatically show a suspect being hauled in for interrogation and then arrested, charged and put on trial. Later we find that a mistake has been made and the suspect is released. Yet what is not often conveyed is that the suspects own actions of talking and allowing access that put them into that situation in the first place.(read more here)
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