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Originally Posted by Mike M.
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...
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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.