The Supreme Court does another thing RIGHT.

POSTED BY: Wulfenstar
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 22:41
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WULFENSTAR

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:41 PM

Not since Heller, that is.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009
042102125.html

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:46 PM

Bravo for a legal step backing us away from fascism.

The laughing Chrisisall

WHOZIT

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:53 PM

So what does this mean? Do they need to get a warrant, or they can't touch the car ever?

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
So what does this mean? Do they need to get a warrant, or they can't touch the car ever?

It MEANS they can't stop you for a broken tail light & then plant evidence in your car & conveniently "find" it to get you on another rap.

The laughing Chrisisall

FREMDFIRMA

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:39 PM

Don't expect that to protect you though.

SOP is to ask you for your keys to secure your vehicle for you during the arrest - at which point they claim that as consent to search.

Or the "plain sight" dodge, where they claim to have seen something "lying on the seat" despite it being (in the case I refer to) taped to the BOTTOM of the passenger side seat.

Always make sure to state in clear terms that you do not consent to have your vehicle searched, which, of course, despite anything you hear to the contrary, is almost ALWAYS then *immediately* used as probable cause for one since "You obviously have something to hide".

-Frem

It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:41 PM

Okay, so it's a *small* step...

The laughing Chrisisall