Re:'Siri I'm getting pulled over': New shortcut can automati...
by freeflight on Thursday October 04, 2018 @08:33AM
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And most important: Never consent to any searches of anything.
Too many people just consent because "They have nothing to hide/Don't want to look guilty" and many police officers take that as a challenge to actually find something, no matter how small.
Not consenting to the search puts the burden of proof on the police, they gotta have a cause/reason to search your car. Sure, they can also manufacture that, usually by calling in a K9 unit. These dogs are so well trained, they can give a signal when their handler orders it, the dogs signal is then used as a cause to search you and the car.
But that's a lot of time and effort, not every police officer wants to go through just for a little power trip.
That's why not consenting to the search is so important and can spare you a lot of trouble, there's absolutely nothing wrong with doing it.
Too many people just consent because "They have nothing to hide/Don't want to look guilty" and many police officers take that as a challenge to actually find something, no matter how small.
Not consenting to the search puts the burden of proof on the police, they gotta have a cause/reason to search your car. Sure, they can also manufacture that, usually by calling in a K9 unit. These dogs are so well trained, they can give a signal when their handler orders it, the dogs signal is then used as a cause to search you and the car.
But that's a lot of time and effort, not every police officer wants to go through just for a little power trip.
That's why not consenting to the search is so important and can spare you a lot of trouble, there's absolutely nothing wrong with doing it.