You're rights when stopped by the Police

[Smartfor2guy]

45 min video of good information about your rights in traffic stops and other encounters with police. The only problem I had with it is that it appeared to condone illegal behavior like drug use. FWIW

http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter...ice_encounters

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by Smartfor2guy

45 min video of good information about your rights in traffic stops and other encounters with police. The only problem I had with it is that it appeared to condone illegal behavior like drug use. FWIW

http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter...ce_encounters/

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[Smartfor2guy]

Originally Posted by forestacademy

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[forestacademy]

"Here's a great video guide on how you can avoid getting busted."

Doesn't sound like a comment from someone concerned about there civil rights.

Ill go with a similar coment that came up in the speed camera thread.
Don't speed, dont carry illigal things. A Search of a Smart car shouldn't take long.

I don't fear a search because The Man won't find anything

[mendo]

The only thing I would be afraid of if I was being searched is that I might be late to where I was going.

I got nuthin' to hide.

Now if you go with the conspiracy guys, they could plant something, arrest me, get tried in a mock-rigged court and execute me.

[jetfuel]

paranoid.....???....lol

jetfuel

[jwight]

Pretty simple IMHO - illegal search (& seizure) is, well.....illegal. Doesn't matter if there's anything to be found or not. Plus, if the search is conducted illegally, anything found is not admissible as evidence. See probable cause, warrant, and
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

[jetfuel]

...but since the patriot act was passed, all of that went out the window...(no punt intended)...

jetfuel

[jwight]

Last time I looked the Constitution hasn't been completely suspended; illegal search & seizure is still illegal. Expect the habeas corpus provision to be reinstated shortly. The "Patriot" Act is anything but.

[xcrew229x]

Not that simple. Give me a reason to tow your car. Then I must inventory it prior to tow. Anything found then is not fruits of the poisonous tree. It's admissable. Anything in plain view that's not legal gives me probable cause to believe there are other illegal items there, possibly that will be dangerous to me. Therefore I have reason to search. The old axiom is, "you can't look for a body in a breadbox" if your warrant says you are, say, looking for a body. The breadbox is off limits. It's all about articulation. Bottom line, don't get stopped to begin with.