“He refused consent to search. Wonder why?”
Could have something to do with this:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Sounds like Mr. Arbery was better versed in the 4th Amendment than the cops.
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Oh, please. You act like this street thug was some Federalist Society member making a stand on principle. The video was edited, so we don’t get to see everything. But we know is that this park was an open air drug market. He was illegally parked in the grass. Understandably the cops are a little nervous. When they ran his license, which was suspended, the dispatcher likely advised them that Arbery had a prior gun charge. He also acted like he was on drugs. I would also point out that Arbery’s choice of clothing is interesting. Green hat and red shorts. You should show this video to a cop and ask them what those colors signify. I can assure you he was not dressing up for Christmas.....
Arbery was smart enough to avoid a search and the cops were not smart enough to make the case for a search.