What are my rights when being pulled over by the police for no reason?
When you leave a encounter with law enforcement not having been beaten, arrested, or killed, thank your lucky stars and go home and hug your kids. When it’s your word against a cop’s, your rights mean little in court and nothing on the street. This is not true and this take-it-and-smile attitude helps nobody. I was on a jury where some men were charged with assaulting a policeman. In the end, it was their word against the policeman as to who “started it” and who was just defending themselves. The accused men were black and the cop was white, even. But we, the jury, delivered a verdict of “not guilty.” The cop wasn’t credible.
NAX I’m sorry, many cops do NOT have a proper grasp on our individual rights. Thats one reason they get stomped on all the time. If you WANT to allow their request for a search, do so. If you DONT want to all their request for a search, don’t. Know that either option depending on circumstances could help or hurt you.
the bumper stickers are a definite signal to cops. I have a friend who drove a Volvo station wagon. Could not be more boring. Did not speed. Had a well maintained car. But that FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS 3 bumpersticker meant he got pulled over every time he got on I5. Do not consent to a search. Do not consent to a search. The logic of “well, if you’re not hiding anything, why not let them search” is ASTOUNDING to me. Do your rights not mean anything to you? No wonder the country’s going to hell in a handbasket. Anyone who thinks that cooperating with the cops by letting them search their car probably also thinks that if they are innocent they could have a little chat with the cops without their attorney present. I am a very law abiding citizen. But if the cops turned up at my door without a warrant there is no hope in hell of me allowing them inside. If I ever was asked down to the station house for a chat, I would not even discuss the weather without my attorney being present. With all d
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- What are my rights when being pulled over by the police for no reason?
