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Drug-sniffing dogs can be used at traffic stops, high court rules
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/sc....ap/index.html
Seems that it's not ok to act nervous at a traffic stop anymore... |
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Arif Khokar wrote: > http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/sc....ap/index.html > > Seems that it's not ok to act nervous at a traffic stop anymore... Holy crap. What's amazing is the number of people who are likely going to defend this decisions. nate |
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"privacy intrusion was minimal."
Thus starts the "slippery slope". |
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In article >, Arif Khokar wrote:
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/sc....ap/index.html > > Seems that it's not ok to act nervous at a traffic stop anymore... Was just about to post this. No reasonable suspicion needed. Remember, he was exceeding IL's severely underposted speed limits by a mere 6mph. That means he was probably the slowest driver on the road at that time. |
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"Arif Khokar" > wrote in message ... > http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/sc....ap/index.html > > Seems that it's not ok to act nervous at a traffic stop anymore... Makes me wonder, if you were to go into the bathroom(s) of the supreme court justices and/or the police, would you find copies of the Constitution on the roll where the toilet paper would usually go? |
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> Makes me wonder, if you were to go into the bathroom(s) of the supreme > court justices and/or the police, would you find copies of the > Constitution on the roll where the toilet paper would usually go? Copies? |
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Arif Khokar wrote:
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/sc....ap/index.html > > Seems that it's not ok to act nervous at a traffic stop anymore... But if you have nothing to hide, you should not be nervous. On the other hand, if you act nervous on purpose, then don't complain about being searched. |
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Michael wrote:
> Arif Khokar wrote: >> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/sc....ap/index.html >> >> Seems that it's not ok to act nervous at a traffic stop anymore... > But if you have nothing to hide, you should not be nervous. It's hard not to be when you're pulled over for the first time (I certainly felt that way the first time I was pulled over when I was 16 for expired registration). |
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Arif Khokar > writes:
> Michael wrote: > >> Arif Khokar wrote: > >>> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/sc....ap/index.html >>> >>> Seems that it's not ok to act nervous at a traffic stop anymore... > >> But if you have nothing to hide, you should not be nervous. > > It's hard not to be when you're pulled over for the first time (I > certainly felt that way the first time I was pulled over when I was 16 > for expired registration). I think that most reasonable people would think that if you're not at least a little nervous when you get pulled over is that you're getting pulled over way too often. -- Ignasi. (using SPAM trap e-mail address) |
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But you are not in your home when driving on a public street. You have a
diminished expectation of privacy anytime you chose to leave your home, and that was the ruling made here. What am I missing? |
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