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And the SCOTUS has already ruled that a cop cannot make you wait for a drug dog without probable cause (Rodriguez v. United States 2015). So in your scenario y
by technothrasher 5y ago
And the SCOTUS has already ruled that a cop cannot make you wait for a drug dog without probable cause (Rodriguez v. United States 2015). So in your scenario you've got a cop who is willing to break the law, and in that case all bets are off.
- arglebarglegar 5y ago“I smell marijuana” is probable cause… it’s been weakened recently, but probable cause doesn’t have to be proven. “Bloodshot eyes” is another one that works for DUI cause.
- kook_throwaway 5y agoSCOTUS has made many rulings that cops both know and regularly ignore. There's hundreds of videos online of police threatening a camera person with arrest if they don't provide ID and then blinding or obstructing the camera. All three of those have been explicitly ruled on and leave no question, yet they continue to do it en masse.
- macintux 5y agoI’m skeptical that there is a majority of police who aren’t willing to break the law. Given how rarely police blow the whistle on other police, I’d say there’s evidence that the majority are actively unlawful.
- xvf22 5y agoIn their mind they are the law.