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Old 07-16-2008, 06:03 PM   #58
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Wink Stop I say

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Originally Posted by Mike M. View Post
I take offense that they can, I appreciate that they don’t.

The reason I find that offensive is pretty simple, it is making the assumption that you are guilty of something until you have proven yourself innocent...
Oooo oooo let me play Constitutional Lawyer for a bit. I agree with you and I suspect that such a stop, if contested all the way to the Supreme Court, would result in a finding that such a broad power is contrary to the SCOTUS prior rulings on the 4'th and 14'th amendments. Even in a Terry Stop the officers must have some suspicion that wrongdoing is afoot. There's probably a reason why SOP2010 is on the books and I'll opine it's not because of some overwhelming concern for your Constitutional rights.
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