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In the case mentioned in the article, though, when the man is _holding_ a soda, and has said that he's going to use the straw for that, it seems farcical to con
by gknoy 11y ago
In the case mentioned in the article, though, when the man is _holding_ a soda, and has said that he's going to use the straw for that, it seems farcical to consider treating the straw as drug paraphernalia as "probable cause".
- tsotha 11y agoProbable cause is something you need to conduct a search. They went far beyond a search in this instance. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the idea they actually charged him with a crime when they had no evidence a crime was committed. None. I don't understand why the judge didn't laugh them out of court.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoBecause he's racist, corrupt, or both?
- tsotha 11y agoOr neither. You probably shouldn't make allegations like that without having some kind of evidence.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoCharged with a crime absent evidence of a crime is evidence of corruption. The racism is merely speculation but it's not wild speculation. You shouldn't overlook obvious evidence.