Exactly. A detainment without reasonable suspicion is illegal. You can't detain someone just because they look like a thug. If you reasonably suspect they committed a crime, they can be detained and subsequently frisked for officer safety.thatguyoverthere wrote:However, the LEO better have a REAL good, clearly defined reason to stop that person in the first place. That's where I get the heartburn.
Unfortunately, that frisk is often more of a search because of the nature of the frisk itself.
To those asking how to get guns off the street without unconstitutional detainments (detaining without cause and frisking someone), I don't know the answer to that. But I do know one thing, I would rather be free than safe. Infringing on 4th Amendment rights is just as bad as infringing on 2nd Amendment rights. Cops need to work within the bounds of the law to enforce the law.
