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Originally Posted by 300EVIL
I sure did feel like a criminal about 2 months ago when I got pulled over for my "LEGAL" tinted windows. The cop made me assume the position and patted down my genitals. (Bet he enjoyed that!) Then he searched my hole car, knocking on body panels and asking me if I had any drugs in the air filter. He dumped out all the contents of my briefcase and looked at all my documents. He was looking under my car with mirrors and a flashlight. All in all wasting more than an hour of my time on the side of the road.  Of course he came up with NOTHING! Well, he did find a leaky pen wrapped in tin foil in which he was so proud to show me as if it was some kind of drug parafanilia. I told him "OOO... You got me now! Thats my crack pipe!"   I don't think he liked my humor. Anyway, I was very cooperative and he sent me on my way. "Just doing my job" Feels a lot like harassment.
That's just one of my stories. The police have been f@$^ing with me for years. I must look like some badass gangsta criminal or something hiding under my clean cut appearance and no tattoos or piercings. |
That story is repeated 100's maybe 1000's of times a day in this "free country". It's called abuse of power and illegal search. That's the result when your constitutional rights are subjected to "probable cause" abuses which many times amounts to nothing more than the officer doesn't approve of your appearance, age, gender,race, the time of day, random reasoning, ect.....
I can agree with the principle in which the law was intended, but all to often there is no reason other than unjustified suspicions based personal opinions, not reasonable evidence.
In your case what was the probable cause to search your vehicle? Are tinted windows probable cause enough to suspect a crime is/has been commited and therfore search you and your vehicle? How can this be justified as reasonable? What would happen if you lodged a complaint or lawsuit citing the officer for abuse of your civil liberties?
I know there some people who feel if you have nothing to hide why question it. There are other people who would say that's disrespect for the law. I say whatever happened to protecting and respecting your right as a citizen and tax payer in this country. when no crime has been commited or cause to suspect that one has been.