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> Two months ago I was illegally searched during a jaywalking stop and lost everything I owned, including my much-loved remote webdev job, all my tech and cloth
by the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
> Two months ago I was illegally searched during a jaywalking stop and lost everything I owned, including my much-loved remote webdev job, all my tech and clothes, and pretty much all of my societal self-worth.
How does that happen? How does a search during jaywalking stop lead to loss of those things?
- magic_beans 10y agoI'm gonna assume OP had drugs on him and was subsequently arrested, but if not that, there's no reason jaywalking should lead to the loss of one's entire inventory of possessions and job...
- vkou 10y agoThere's no good reason for the police to conduct illegal searches either...
- geezerjay 10y ago> There's no good reason for the police to conduct illegal searches either... You have to take OP's word on that.
- jnicholasp 10y ago> You have to take OP's word on that. Is there a good reason not to?
- vkou 10y agoAs a homeless person, I'm sure that he's had a lot more experience in interacting with police then most of us.
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoNeither should the possession of drugs.