(July 26, 2017 at 6:54 pm)Nymphadora Wrote: [edit]
You are comparing apples to oranges. If you are driving and you get pulled over by a cop, chances are you're already doing something illegal (violating a traffic law). That's a valid reason for you to pull over. She was subjected to a Border Patrol checkpoint. Border Patrol agents were not pulling her over because they were behind her and suspected suspicious activity, absolutely not. She wasn't in violation of any laws and the checkpoint was not on a border road or "US Port of Entry" which would reasonably require a person to be subjected to going through a citizenship verification process before they can be on their merry way. No - she was funneled off the main road, which wasn't a border road, with every other driver, to a checkpoint and being held against her will (10 seconds against one's will is 10 seconds too long) and being asked if she was a US citizen.
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The CBP did when they violated her 4th Amendment rights. Why don't you ask the ACLU what their opinion is on the matter as well as look at the court cases referenced above, for your convenience. Homework is already done... please go have a read then come back to me and we can continue this debate.
We have road block checks here all of the time where I am required to pull over, all cars can be pulled over, no suspicious activity required. . What, no DUI road block checks where you live?
From what I've read (both my references and yours) they did not violate her 4th amendment rights. You need to read again. At BP checkpoints suspicious activity is not necessary to be asked to pull over.
ACLU has an opinion, it is not the law.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
