I'm actually not viewing Hiibel in general as a matter of self incrimination, although I can imagine plenty of instances where it could be, and I suppose that the courts would have to consider those should they arise.
I'm also not flatly condemning Hiibel. I'm not sure how it really fits in with the right to remain silent, but that's a different matter. Plus, a different court already determined that Miranda didn't apply to biographical information. What I am concerned about, and it's a recurring theme in my posts, is the notion that we're all suspects. That's what's changed over the last 12 or so years. I don't feel as if we're presumed innocent anymore, and the ability for Johnny to approach me and demand my name is another indicator of that. If I've given him probable cause to hassle me, then so be it. If I'm doing something that requires me to be identifiable, okey-dokey. If I'm walking down the street, minding my own business, then who I am is of no concern of his.
Unfortunately, we've fostered an environment where we all have to be subject to suspicion, all the time. The safeguards we have in place, fancy concepts like probable cause and reasonable suspicion, don't really help us since cops don't give a shit about them. All we can really hope for is that the courts continue to flag cases as due process violations to half-way keep LEA on their side of the fence.
As it pertains to Colorado real estate fraud girl, she sounds like a real cunt. She was ripping off normal citizens and if she's guilty I hope they nail her. Yet I have no problem reconciling that with my belief that the cost of a free society is that you don't always get to burn somebody. As I said before, when we're talking about vesting The Man with even more power to supervise our daily lives, like demanding personal information, be it an encryption key or your name and DOB, then I'd much rather err on the side of not going far enough. The alternative is to give him too much power in the hopes that we can wrest it back from him once it's become too late.