• zerog_bandit@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    In the US, the only way a government ID can be confiscated is if it’s provably fake. This is akin to debtors prison, a practice that has been outlawed in much of the civilized world for good reason. I get the sentiment, but there are better ways to enforce.

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      5 months ago

      100% false, because as I said I’ve had it happen to me. States can, and do, do this.