How so? I’ve actually denied consent for a search in the past. I firmly believe in the process of presenting PC to a judge to obtain a warrant.
I’m very concerned that this is over the edge of the slippery slope.
I suspect that police assume people are busy and aren't willing to spend the time being detained while a warrant is procured. Therefore, they threaten to hold them while getting a warrant, and that threat alone makes people cave.
It hasn't happened to me yet, but I do wonder what I'd do in a similar situation. I say that I will ask if I'm being detained and demand my 4th amendment protection until a warrant is shown, but when it comes down to it will I be willing to put in the hours of inconvience that might ultimately result from an obstinate police officer?
-PJ