RE: 25,000 Muslims March in England to call for laws to Silence Critics of Islam.
May 6, 2013 at 3:48 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2013 at 3:54 pm by Jackalope.)
(May 6, 2013 at 3:45 pm)mo66 Wrote: What country do you live in? I'm interested because you said you don't "let" the police officers search you. That's not possible in Great Britain.
It is in the United States, if neither probable cause nor a warrant is present. I've had police officers request to search the trunk (boot, to you UKians) of my car during a traffic stop. I always decline to allow them. If they had probable cause, they wouldn't be asking (*).
(*) Not strictly true, as they'll usually be polite about it and try to get consent (as it's a lot more difficult to get evidence thrown out when consent is given). If you decline, and the officer thinks he has probable cause, his requests will rapidly escalate to demands. The point is, they aren't asking for consent because they're being friendly - and it is generally not in your interest to consent to a search (or resist, other than to indicate that your consent has not been obtained).
