Чужак в чужой стране

           "Youdidn’tanswermyquestion."

           "Come,come!Idon’thavetoansweryourquestions;Iamaprivatecitizen.Butyouarenot?andthequestionIaskedyouanycitizenmaydemandofanypublicservant.O’KellyversusStateofCalifornia1972.Idemandthatyouidentifyyourself–name,job,number."

           Themanansweredtonelessly,"YouareDoctorJubalHarshaw.Youarecallingfrom-"

           "Sothat’swhattooksolong?Stoppingtohavethiscalltraced.Thatwasstupid.Iamathomeandmyaddresscanbeobtainedfromanypubliclibrary,postoffice,ortelephoneinformationservice.AstowhoIam,everyoneknowswhoIam.Everyonewhocanread,thatis.Canyouread?"

           Themanwenton,"Dr.Harshaw,IamapoliceofficerandIrequireyourcooperation.Whatisyourreason-"

           "Poohtoyou,sir!Iamalawyer.Aprivatecitizenisrequiredtocooperatewiththepoliceundercertainspecifiedconditionsonly.Forexample,duringhotpursuit–inwhichcasethepoliceofficermaystillberequiredtoshowhiscredentials.Isthis‘hotpursuit,’sir?Areyouabouttodivethroughthisblastedinstrument?Second,aprivatecitizenmayberequiredtocooperatewithinreasonableandlawfullimitsinthecourseofpoliceinvestigation-"

           "Thisisaninvestigation."

           "Ofwhat,sir?Beforeyoumayrequiremycooperationinaninvestigation,youmustidentifyyourself,satisfymeastoyourbona-fides,stateyourpurpose,and–ifIsorequire–citethecodeandshowthata‘reasonablenecessity’exists.Youhavedonenoneofthese.