The statement "if you have nothing to hide" holds no water, when every LEO is willing to trick you and cajole you into making an error, even when you have done nothing. LE, today, is about tax collection, and who's got the best doughtnuts. Look at most of the LEO's now. They come in two sizes and shapes (other than those few foolish little girls that want to play with the big boys, in the name of "PC". One size, and shape, is fat, and barely able to guard a court bathroom. The other size and shape always wants to wear black, and tuck their BDU's into their Jack Boots... and drive down the highway, in the left lane, speeding, to lunch with the fellow boys in blue/black/ninja suits. They're supposed to be protecting us and making us feel safe, right? Funny, I just tend to fear them whenever I see them, and before someone chimes in with the predictable "then you must have something to hide" line--I have nothing to hide. It seems that cops have decided they have something to find, though.
With few exceptions, like being in a bad part of town at night, I fear the cops more than I do the criminals.
It seems that cops have decided they have something to find, though.Revenue enhancement from drug busts has made them want more, just like any other addicts. Wanna buy a used car? There are jewelry listings, and TV's as well.
If they can pinch a guy with a little bit of pot, they can take his life...