[NJ_gent]

"If the nefarious power grabbers were smart, they'd get everyone riled up about meaningless traffic stops and then come at them with a haymaker of real oppression when they're all worn out on little battles."

Or they'd use little traffic stops that no one cares about to get precedents on the books to use to support the really nasty tactics planned for later. Precedents matter. The SCOTUS hates nothing more than to overturn a SCOTUS decision. It forces them to admit that sometimes, they're wrong.

[Blue Jays]

Hi NJ_gent:

Posted by Blue Jays in #504:
"...Try pulling a legal U-turn as you approach a police roadblock simply because you don't wish to be delayed for a business appointment with an important client. See what happens..."

Posted by NJ_gent above:
"...Or they'd use little traffic stops that no one cares about to get precedents on the books to use to support the really nasty tactics planned for later..."

Whether currently supported by law or not, traffic stops without due cause are a huge problem. You're absolutely correct about the courts getting these smaller-scale "nuisance" stops on the books now to support a much heavier load in the future. We are in complete agreement.

~ Blue Jays ~