Yes, I'll wait here while you bring the police dog.

Fantastic !

I watched something like this on CannabisCulture.com forums seven/eight years ago and because of that I refused a search while I had cannabis in my car and had smoked some an hour previous.

The cop said the same sort of thing " we have lots of drugs being transported on this highway do you mind if I search the car "

I said, " yes, I do mind officer, I do not consent to a search "

he asked me why and I literally said ( because of the forums ) " It is my constitutional right to refuse search officer. and that was that, he said " okay, we are done here "


You do not have to consent to a search if you are smell and glass eye free POWER TO THE PEOPLE.

1) Leave your seat belt on.

2) Roll the window all the way down.

3) It's helpful to put both hands on the door ledge after you roll the window down.

4) TELL the cop when you are going to reach in the glove box (or wherever) to present the registration.

5) Anything an officer can see through your windows is fair game, so hide your contraband.

NEVER CONSENT TO SEARCHES.

Also a must see don't talk to cops part 1 and 2 .. A definite must see.

http://videosift.com/search?q=Don%27t+Talk+to+Cops

Well this guy has it wrong from the get go , he is the wrong skin colour to not consent to a search.

Heh. If you've got nothing to hide, why not just let them do their job?

Fine, if you dont want to let them search, then you can't ever complain that the cops aren't doing their jobs and getting drugs and weapons off the street.

>> ^NaMeCaF:

Heh. If you've got nothing to hide, why not just let them do their job?
Fine, if you dont want to let them search, then you can't ever complain that the cops aren't doing their jobs and getting drugs and weapons off the street.


"Heh. If you've got nothing to hide, why not just let them do their job?"

You need rules and indaviduals need protection from police abusing there power you don't want to be constantly searched all the time do you ? You realise the ultimate point of laws and the police is so a society can function not so that people can be arrested and go to jail ?

"if you dont want to let them search, then you can't ever complain that the cops aren't doing their jobs and getting drugs and weapons off the street."

Well they are not doing there jobs if they are searching someone without probably cause or picking off random people to try and meat arrest quotas. Where do you stop would you like it so that we have to show papers to cops every place you go ? You realise the importance of inosent until proven guilty ?

"you can't ever complain that the cops aren't doing their jobs and getting drugs and weapons off the street"

Yes you can there is no causal link between cops randomly searching people and reducing the amount of drugs and weapons on the street as a whole. In fact research has shown that the more aggressive policing and penalties for drugs have increased the prevalence of drugs. ( just Google it and do some research )

Socities that have reduced crimiunal sentancing for drug possession and use and instead implemented mandatory rehabilitation have seen a massive reduction in drug use and crime.

So its perfectly reasonable to refuse a cop to do something In reality they should not even be asking they are themselves exploiting the good will of people that don't know the law. A cop asking to search your car is the equivilent of a random person knocking on your front door and saying hello would you mind if I look around the inside of your house ? if you say yes then they have permission and its not an intrusion if you say no then they cannot come in without braking trespassing laws. Just because that person is waring a random uniform does not suddenly change that , they still need permission from a court or from laws that say if there is probable cause they have a default permission to search.

In the same way that if I see your house on fire and someone screaming inside its not likely I would get done for trespassing ( if that person later complained) as I have a good solid legally supported reason to trespass on that property.

I see both sides of the argument. Personally though, I would've let the police search the car because:

1. The cop stopped me for suspicion. The quicker I resolve his/her suspicion, the quicker I'll be on my way.
2. If I refuse, it only raises suspicion, so the cop will keep his suspicion.

Then again, I'm not a black person. So I don't know if things are a bit different.

Police need probable cause to search, not just mere suspicion.

Exercise your rights every time.

>> ^legacy0100:

I see both sides of the argument. Personally though, I would've let the police search the car because:
1. The cop stopped me for suspicion. The quicker I resolve his/her suspicion, the quicker I'll be on my way.
2. If I refuse, it only raises suspicion, so the cop will keep his suspicion.
Then again, I'm not a black person. So I don't know if things are a bit different.


yah the thing is The nice part of me would be like sure search but what happens then is it becomes the norm as it is now and then the law doesn't operate properly.

so its important now that people only let the police search if they have probable cause and if the police then do bullshit to go around that they need to get into trouble.

>> ^MrFisk:

Police need probable cause to search, not just mere suspicion.
Exercise your rights every time.


This is true and I certainly advocate it. However in practice I'd just let them search the damn car and be on my way. Sorry I'm white and this will never be a problem for me.