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Which they had, because of the report and his behavior.
> A patdown is permitted to check for weaponry.
Which they tried to do, but then he resisted, which provided them with Probable Cause for any number of things.
This might not have held up in court, but definitely there's no getting out of the ride downtown once you physically resist.
Source: am a lawyer.
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Which they had, because of the report and his behavior.
> A patdown is permitted to check for weaponry.
Which they tried to do, but then he resisted, which provided them with Probable Cause for any number of things.
This might not have held up in court, but definitely there's no getting out of the ride downtown once you physically resist.
Source: am a lawyer.