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For less reputable police, they might just say the dog alerted when it didn't. What's a layman to say? No it didn't? And courts usually give the benefit of t
by cbanek 7y ago
For less reputable police, they might just say the dog alerted when it didn't. What's a layman to say? No it didn't? And courts usually give the benefit of the doubt to police, even if they technically shouldn't. Because police don't need probable cause to use a dog to search your car means it is the de facto way to escalate to a probable cause search, and even if a dog isn't present, bringing one there usually makes people uneasy, leading to claims of "suspicious behavior", and allows the police to detain someone until it arrives.
Sadly, I don't think the false positive alert rate is something the police are looking at or trying to reduce. In my cynical opinion, they are just looking for more reasons to find you a criminal, even if you aren't one. If they view you as a criminal to start, that's a huge burden to overcome.
- jaclaz 7y ago>For less reputable police, they might just say the dog alerted when it didn't. What's a layman to say? No it didn't? Exactly.
- trotawa 7y agoI've seen body cam footage of the "less reputable" category of cops. The likelihood that drugs get planted in your car during a search (whether legitimate search or not) screws up all of these collected stats and just like most things in this country, there is a racist component to this that helps more easily target the poorer and browner. Terrorizing black people is a national pastime and somewhat tradition... some cops seem to want to continue that tradition and many white legislators are glad to give them the opportunity. For them, ignoring this research is a no-brainer.
- whenchamenia 7y agoOdd, I raised that objection and a warrant to search my car was still issued. There are many, many shady cops. My guilt had alredy been assumed, and they were just hunting for justification.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoI believe that malice is optional for the conduct of police officers to be problematical. Perfectly honest or understandable motivations and beliefs are sufficient.