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| highnoon
Posted on 02/24/2014 8:30:33 AM PST by highnoon
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To: wildbill; joseph20; from occupied ga; TexanByBirth; TurboZamboni; Leaning Right; sport; GraceG; ...
If you refuse the search they will often take you into custody for the ‘violation’ which results in a trip to the local jail, a wait for a magistrate for bail and a future trial and towing of your car where it will be searched to ‘inventory’ your personal property in the car.
Thank you.
I have no reason to doubt this is true. And as such, WHY do so many FReepers say "No searching"; knowing this will be the result? Isn't it better to consent to a search rather than spend hours in jail/court, hundreds of dollars on towing and impound fees and perhaps thousands of dollars on attorney fees?
Or...
Is refusing to be searched the best alternative because most LEO's will back off and let you leave without an arrest?
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posted on
02/24/2014 10:38:56 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Dan(9698)
To the best of my knowledge and memory (life-long Texan), turn signals, by law, are required to be initiated at least 100 feet prior to turning.
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posted on
02/24/2014 10:40:27 AM PST
by
ataDude
(Its like 1933, mixed with the Carter 70s, plus the books 1984 and Animal Farm, all at the same time.)
To: highnoon; null and void; Yehuda
I allowed them to search my vehicle because I had nothing to hide, and STUPIDLY hoped that it would cause the BS to stop. That's always the trap used to snare the innocent. Lawful citizens must always be on guard against false accusers, false witnesses, fragile egos, and vindictive malevolent characters in general.
After all, the whole of human history is littered with the corpses of those who did nothing wrong and had nothing to hide. Those are *precisely* the types of people who are the natural enemies of totalitarian, greedy, capricious, lawless states.
All the best to you for a lawful and peaceful resolution.
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posted on
02/24/2014 10:41:45 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: Responsibility2nd
The two questions you should ask during any interaction with a police officer.
Am I under arrest?
Am I free to leave?
84
posted on
02/24/2014 10:42:36 AM PST
by
GraceG
To: from occupied ga
My dad says that if you’re taken into custody for whatever reason just shut up, don’t say anything -and- when you’re in the interview room just stare at a spot above the cops head or look at his or her forehead. It looks like you’re looking at them, listening, but actually you’re not. Drives them nuts.
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posted on
02/24/2014 10:43:46 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
(I Believe In The Law Until It Intereferes With Justice.)
To: Ezekiel
After all, the whole of human history is littered with the corpses of those who did nothing wrong and had nothing to hide. ...with more and more being added to that total every day.
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posted on
02/24/2014 10:45:06 AM PST
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: Responsibility2nd
I really don’t think the police can bring you to jail for simply saying “No” to a request to search your vehicle. Then again, I’m not a lawyer. Maybe someone else can step in here.
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posted on
02/24/2014 10:52:39 AM PST
by
joseph20
(...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
To: highnoon
ditch your cell phone. get a new one.
there is a cell phone pinger, at every drug store.
turning a cell phone ‘off’, does not
turn off ‘law-enforcement spying features’
it will still transmit
avoid hanging out in drug stores
get drugs thru the mail if possible
get someone else to drive you to the drug store.
avoid travel when the cops are not busy, m/f-9/5.
when hanging out with the other druggies,
DITCH the cell phone.
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posted on
02/24/2014 11:16:47 AM PST
by
RockyTx
To: highnoon
Never consent to these fishing expeditions by police, period! Stop giving up your rights or they will be gone for good. And I am retired Law Enforcement.
To: zlala
Wasn’t Hutto the place where the armadillo turned over a Lonestar Beer truck? Or was that Hondo?
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posted on
02/24/2014 11:28:14 AM PST
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
To: BuffaloJack
If you assert your rights the cops are going to say “Why? You’re not under arrest.” And lots of people fall for that crap.
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posted on
02/24/2014 11:39:36 AM PST
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
To: highnoon; All
It’s getting to the point where I’m afraid to leave the house. Especially with my dogs in the car with me. We’ve got to run people for office who will stop this police abuse and the militarization of the police.
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posted on
02/24/2014 11:41:45 AM PST
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
To: Jack Hydrazine
Get a new license plate. This happens to people who have bought cars at auction confiscated by the government for drug crimes.Are there still states where the plates stay with the car when title is transferred?
93
posted on
02/24/2014 11:54:52 AM PST
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
To: highnoon
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posted on
02/24/2014 11:55:53 AM PST
by
sport
To: who knows what evil?
I got on the 'wrong side' of a 'pillar of the community'...A pillar makes a nice stationary target...
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posted on
02/24/2014 12:02:34 PM PST
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
To: july4thfreedomfoundation
South portland,me got a bill pushed through 2 ears ago that allows them.
S Portland,me is the only town that admits to having them.
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posted on
02/24/2014 12:05:17 PM PST
by
maine yankee
(I got my Governor at 'Marden's')
To: who knows what evil?
And then there's the matter of the "guilt" of those under electronic surveillance. That's everybody. Too many (even on FR) dismiss concerns because they've got "nothing to hide". Seen stuff like "who cares, I will waste their time.. I only download movies for the grandkids, cookbooks...
Surely there is a special list for those who *don't* read/watch/listen/purchase/ingest the greenie global warning propaganda or who haven't embraced PC depravity, even without actively obtaining material or making statements that conflict with the regime.
Guilt may be determined through a distinct lack of a footprint in the modern world of greed, corruption, government dependency and so forth.
Maybe it's my artistic side that sees the value in all that negative space. :-/
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posted on
02/24/2014 12:48:02 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: VerySadAmerican
Its getting to the point where Im afraid to leave the house. Try being afraid to stay in your house.
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posted on
02/24/2014 12:58:45 PM PST
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: Ezekiel
Lawful citizens must always be on guard against false accusers, false witnesses, fragile egos, and vindictive malevolent characters in general. Bump that, as well. In any cases; someone falsely accused has no way to fight back.
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posted on
02/24/2014 1:01:21 PM PST
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: null and void
Good boy! Here's your treat! I keep dog jerky treats in the back of one of my cars. Maybe I should let the dog cop find that?
-PJ
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posted on
02/24/2014 1:06:13 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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