Recent Incident

[GI Jack]

Originally Posted by Dodsfall

I wonder how often the "I thought I smelled pot" reason is given to go on a fishing expedition?

I wonder if I can go to a private eye, have a hair test done, and take the cop to court for harassment when its showed I haven't smoked weed in over 5 1/2 years.

It scares me when I read that people are so willing to have their rights given away. These rights do have their purpose to protect us from tyrany and many people have given their lives over the years to protect them.

We should all cooperate with law enforcement doing their job in a legal manner because the majority of them are good people to work hard to help us be safe. However, know your rights and don't let anyone trample on them.

exactly. the police are there to serve you, not the other way around. thats how a free country works. Just because today's society isn't a brutual authoritairn dictatorship doesn't mean its impossible for it to happen. The way to prevent it is to flex your rights at every oppertunity.

Its to politely refuse searches unless they have reasonable cause. I don't have anything to hide, but its an INSULT to me as a citizen of a proud and free country to have to submit to random searches without cause. Its a pretty big insult at that too. I have the RIGHT to be free of unreasonable search and seizure. To demand I give up this right is an insult.

[Zowwie]

hahah... You poor guys! I have had cruisers follow me for miles... Guess the tip of my pistol was sticking out my jacket when I was driving.

OPPS!!! Did you see the tip of my junk there officer???? hahaha

I try to keep my weapons hidden, but every once in awhile it gets a mind of it's own and pokes out.

Works great for keeping tailgaters off your arse though! LOL

Never been stopped.

[59caddy]

For what its worth

My mom works for the superior court in AZ.
she tells me stories alllll the time of what she sees and hears in the courtroom.
she has pounded into my head to NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER give consent to a search. she also said that they will trick you by the wording, where they will ask two questions and when you say yes they take it as the search question. Bottom line, dont ever consent. they may still search you and if for some reason you have something illegal you can usually get it dismissed since they didnt have permission to search.
but like i said, NEVER give consent.
also, if you ever feel harrassed or miss treated, you can ask for a supervisor and they HAVE to call one out.
that got me out of a bad situation once!!!!!