Robert Lawrence killed by police for resisting arrest after refusing to produce I.D. after turning in a stray dog to an animal shelter.

The headline at the gateway pundit reads:

Unarmed White Man Killed by Alabama Police; No protests, No Riots, No National Media.

See, now that's just provocative.

Robert Lawrence had a troubled past. Already several run-ins with the law. He already had legal representation, already lost custody of his children, already had a giant chip on his shoulder. Apparently, he flipped out when asked for I.D. when turning in a stray dog.

Commenters latch onto the obvious immediately. "What, you need an I.D. to turn in a stray dog but you do not need an I.D. to vote for president of United States?"

Now, why would you be required to produce an I.D. to turn in a stray dog? I suppose because it might not be a stray dog. It might be stolen property. Turning in a treasured pet as a stray might be an act of vengeance. There are real world possible reasons why an I.D. is requested. Requested or demanded, we do not know from the information available. We only know the police were called due to Lawrence creating a disturbance. We only know Lawrence was first tased to no affect and then shot resisting arrest.

But we must acknowledge we do live in the preverbal *German accent* "Show me your papers" world. We do. Our comic book childhood play-line is present day reality. When a policeman says, "Show me your I.D" you had better show it. Or, I suppose, explain levelly why you do not have your I.D. on your person at that moment. But do not go banging on about being a "sovereign citizen."

But why not? Why is it fatally illegal to bang on about being a sovereign citizen? Why is it fatal to make a huge unnecessary public fuss? (My own sister would be well dead several times over.)

Comments at the site are interesting.