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speedsix wrote:

Big Tuna wrote: It's the same reason cop cars have cameras, so no honest cop should object.

...I think dashcams/lapel mikes help KEEP 'em honest...if HQ's watchin'...they might just behave more professionally...back in our day, they'd put a bug in the car...and we'd give 'em plenty to review...

...what's good for the goose is good for the gander...

For the same reason, my kids already understand why I will randomly test them for drug use. Do I think for even a millisecond they are using illegal substances? No. But if (when) they are approached, "I can't, my dad is drug testing me" is a much more potent defense against peer pressure than "no thanks, I don't want to".

I'm with Steve and The Frog on this one...

The guy was not breaking any laws. I'll bet the LEO (who I thought handled a difficult situation very professionally) and his department got busy pretty quick revising their SOP's for MWAG calls...

If OC is legal, it's not RAS.

Yes... OC Dude could have been more polite. I'll bet he was pretty nervous about becoming a test case, as I would be in his shoes. Nervous translates to being a bit more confrontational in this case.... But OC Dude was not breaking any laws.

Breaking barriers takes gumption. Sometimes the folks with gumption aren't the most polished. I think he did the OC community a favor by making LE think more carefully about how to legally and properly handle OC.

The notion that a LE can demand your papers when you have done nothing illegal (making an anti "nervous" ) is DEFINITELY something to push back against. Yes, I would have been nicer about it, I think.