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And yet, the supreme court has upheld the use of drug sniffing dogs for traffic stops.
by ScottFree 7y ago
And yet, the supreme court has upheld the use of drug sniffing dogs for traffic stops.
- MertsA 7y agoAnd yet, their accuracy is poor to say the least and no objective, informed, reasonable person would conclude that a drug dog scratching someone's paint would be considered probable cause. But here we are.
- DINKDINK 7y agoThe rationale is probably that smelling the air around a car is not trespass.
- ScottFree 7y agoDrug sniffing dogs aren't accurate. You might as well allow the cop to flip a coin and if it comes up heads he has probable cause to search the vehicle. Combine that with civil asset forfeiture laws and you have a nasty incentive. Cops have been caught giving their dogs signals to bark so they can seize the car.