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You are absolutely right; on both sides of the badge. I've been on both sides of traffic stops and I see folks headed for serious trouble, again, on both sides of the badge.tomtexan wrote:Wisdom comes with age. You can sure tell there are some young opinions being expressed here.
laked3 wrote:If you are interested in becoming more informed of your fourth and fifth amendment rights as guaranteed by the US Constitution, there are some excellent resources that, in my opinion, should be watched as often as once a quarter per year lest we not forget.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4nQ_mFJ ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqMjMPlX ... ure=relmfu
Don't be turned off by the acting or presenters in any of the above videos as the advice is universal and sage.
The biggest things I take away from these videos are as follows:
"Officer, I know you are just doing your job, but I do not consent to any searches."
"Am I being detained or am I free to go?"
If you don't KNOW your rights, you will most certainly give them up unknowingly in an encounter with a LEO. Please remember, it is completely legal for a law enforcement officer to lie to you and try to persuade you to give up your rights using threats and other tactics you deem as bullying or harassing but has been determined as legal by our judicial system. Leave your ego behind and get informed; an LEO doesn't usually care "who you are" or you think you are.