[OCC]

I like to ask myself, “What’s in it for me?”. I cannot imagine anything good coming from a police search of my car.

LOL! I agree with you. After watching many episodes of COPs on TV, if someone refuses a search, they bring in the K-9 unit, which can add another hour+ to your travel plans.

[Gay State Conservative]

LOL! I agree with you. After watching many episodes of COPs on TV, if someone refuses a search, they bring in the K-9 unit, which can add another hour+ to your travel plans.

I wonder if,in a situation like the one you describe,you can sue the police department if they caused you to miss a plane...or a job interview...or some other engagement that involved money.Assuming,of course,that they did not,in fact,find anything illegal in your car.

[Publius Valerius]

if someone refuses a search, they bring in the K-9 unit, which can add another hour+ to your travel plans.

Detaining someone for an hour on the side of the road could well be a "seizure" for Fouth Amendment purposes that would require probable cause.

[Skywalk]

Essentially, the War on Some Drugs has not only eroded our rights, our convenience and our safety (no-knock raids) but has corrupted police.

Between Serpico, the Vice Squad scandals in NY, the Ramparts in LA and the FBI Crime Lab, we have basically empowered organized crime-—with and without badges.