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The police cannot legally "stop" you absent cause to detain you.
by fiatmoney 10y ago
The police cannot legally "stop" you absent cause to detain you.
- spacemanmatt 10y agoLook up Terry stops. They can make up any reason after the fact, and routinely do. Your 4th amendment rights, on analysis, do not exist for any practical purpose.
- fiatmoney 10y agoOh, agree. But "just to chat" is not a legal reason, and the FBI in particular would have a fun time justifying hanging around watching for "furtive movements". That's why the first question out of their mouth when stopped in all those fun youtube videos is "am I being detained". They of course can detain you, but it establishes that it is a detention.