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The Supreme Court Allows Arrests of All in Drug Stops (PoliceState)
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| Dec 15,2003
| GINA HOLLAND
Posted on 12/15/2003 2:17:27 PM PST by ask
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To: OPS4
Maryland State Police had a long time veteran officer taking his share of the booty when he made the stops on Cocaine Alley. (I-95) The drug runners complained and the police set up their own man and caught him taking a good chunk of drug cash before he turned in the rest. The criminals complained about splitting the cash with a dirty cop.
To: ask
HEIL SCOTLER!!!
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:28:47 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("if you wanna run cool, you got to run, on heavy heavy fuel" - Dire Straits)
To: zeugma
You think you have a problem now; then vote for Howard Dean!
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:31:39 PM PST
by
verity
To: Lazamataz
I guess, I will have to search rent cars from now on, before I drive off.
Me thinks the camel's hump is now in the tent.
To: danneskjold
Let's say they smelled pot, searched the car and found a stash in glove box. Who gets arrested if no one claims ownership? The driver of the car, of course. You couldn't figure that out? Don't feel bad; neither could the Supreme Court, and they should know better.
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:35:24 PM PST
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: Torie
Arrest is not the same thing as conviction.In many ways it is...for example, my employer will not hire anyone who has been arrested. They do not care if the charges are later dropped, or no charges are filed.
My guess would be to arrest the driver/owner of the car. Common sense would state that if there was a large amount of money in the glove box, and a stash in the back he would know about it.... however, I would still like to know why they searched the car for speeding first.
To: cajun-jack
any time you are stopped for any reason, immediately pull your keys, step out and lock your door. Good luck, the officier will simply order you back into your car. Or have it towed and impounded, at which point it will be subjected to an inventory search, for your protection, comrade.
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:41:30 PM PST
by
AdamSelene235
(I always shoot for the moon......sometimes I hit London.- Von Braun)
To: Lazamataz
...The Supreme Court Allows Arrests of All in Drug Stops (PoliceState)...
So the next time one of you libertarian dopers gets busted, they're going to arrest the whole country?
Actually, they'll just arrest us all, a few at a time.
When they run out of criminals, they can always make more.
To: danneskjold
Why not just the owner (driver)? You think the driver is going to let somebody put a stash in his glovebox? If he does, then it become the driver's.
Anybody you know could smoke cannabis. If you're against cannabis, then you won't ever know they do. So, what are you going to do if you catch a ride with a friend and he get stopped with pot in his car and they arrest you?
Will you suck it up and just go along with the presumption of guilt, pay the $125 a week for the year you get probation and accept the bust on your record? This is exactly what happened to a guy I know personally that caught a ride through Texas.
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:42:52 PM PST
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: ask
It makes sense to me.
To: EuroFrog
...This doesnt bother me at all since me and my husband are the only ones that ever drive our car and rarely if ever does another person outside of my family get in the car and its usually a friend on our way to our church ladies group...
Eventually, they'll arrest the whole congregation because a druggie homeless psycho is caught sleeping in the church basement.
To: eastforker
. . .will be challenged at a later date and subsequently be struck down. Wasn't this a ruling by the US Supreme Court?
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:45:43 PM PST
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Just imagine what kind of "common enterprise" any pissed off LEO could dream up during a traffic stop.
Solution? Don't speed.
To: William Terrell
...Anybody you know could smoke cannabis. If you're against cannabis, then you won't ever know they do. So, what are you going to do if you catch a ride with a friend and he get stopped with pot in his car and they arrest you?
Will you suck it up and just go along with the presumption of guilt, pay the $125 a week for the year you get probation and accept the bust on your record?...
That was worth saying again.
To: danneskjold; Itzlzha
Arrests do not equal guilt, and usually arrests occur before proving guilt or innocence...
Oh come on! Don't spoil their paranoia.
To: ClintonBeGone
Solution? Don't speed. Ever been pulled over for having a light bulb burned out? Or not having your seat belt fastened? Or not stopping for a yellow light? Or maybe they want to check your inspection sticker at night.
Don't speed? That one's easy.
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:49:17 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.)
To: NYC GOP Chick
Essentially, he thought I was a "rich bitch" who shouldn't have been driving in such a "rough" neighborhood/borough.
Perhaps his frustration at not being able to see the Paris Hilton video?
To: vpintheak
Cops are by far some of the best people you will ever meet.For the most part, yes. I've met a couple that consisted of little more than a badge and a mean streak.
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:49:49 PM PST
by
tacticalogic
(Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
To: headsonpikes
I prefer community policing. :)
To: William Terrell
Yeah,but it is way to vague.Somebody with money or political influence will get tagged and will chalenge.
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posted on
12/15/2003 3:51:12 PM PST
by
eastforker
(Money is the key to justice,just ask any lawyer.)
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