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VMI77 wrote:

knotquiteawake wrote:I should re-clarify. I am ok with a search if do actually closely match the description of the person they are looking for. Because in that case its understandable why they stopped me and why they want to search my vehicle. Hey, if I look like "the guy" then I look like "the guy" and the quicker they realize I'm not "the guy" the sooner they catch the real bad guy.

The article above though is just a blanket search. Searching people simply because they were there (wrong place wrong time), not because they matched a description of any kind.

I think you'd potentially be making a huge mistake. Never allow the police to search your vehicle. If you closely match the description they already have cause and don't need your permission. You 100% sure of what's in that vehicle? You've never let ANYONE else drive or ride in it? I can imagine any number of scenarios that could end badly for you in a search. You could well be rolling the dice on a life changing event.

It falls within the limits of "acceptable risk" for me. To each their own.

I should re-clarify. I am ok with a search if do actually closely match the description of the person they are looking for. Because in that case its understandable why they stopped me and why they want to search my vehicle. Hey, if I look like "the guy" then I look like "the guy" and the quicker they realize I'm not "the guy" the sooner they catch the real bad guy.

The article above though is just a blanket search. Searching people simply because they were there (wrong place wrong time), not because they matched a description of any kind.

Now, normally I am generally ok with a consensual search because I want the officer to feel at ease and I have nothing to hide nor do my passengers. However, I'm pretty sure this would tick me off enough to tell the officer they can go ahead and pound sand when they want to search my car as part of a search where the only criteria was being stopped at a traffic light. Sorry, you've got to do better than that to get me to suspend my rights. Maybe if my car matched a description (color, make, model, year, etc) then I would understand. But a blanket search like this is unreasonable. If I were that last person to be search (TWO HOURS LATER!) I would certainly be considering a lawsuit.

Police Stop, Handcuff Every Adult at Intersection in Search for Bank Robber

“Most of the adults were handcuffed, then were told what was going on and were asked for permission to search the car,” Fania said. “They all granted permission, and once nothing was found in their cars, they were un-handcuffed.”
The search lasted between an hour and a half and two hours, and it wasn’t until the final car was searched that police apprehended the suspect.

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