State Speaker of the House Greg Hughes suggests the anonymity people maintain as they drift through the homeless district breeds crime.
In pointing this out, I think he adds to our understanding of how to fight lawlessness in the Rio Grande area. If you can figure out a way to record everyone who comes through, it might cut down on the crime, as criminals tend to be uneasy about having their names on file.
The question is: How do you go about recording their names? Do you, as an officer, just approach everyone, asking them for their names and birth dates? Is that legal? If you got a court order, would that make it legal? Or would the court not even issue an order to do this -- as that would be illegal? Do you stop each car that passes through on some streets, asking the drivers and passengers their names?
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