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Officers have wide discretion to ensure their safety in an encounter. While this doesn't always result in a search, it could easily do so in cases where emotion
by r2_pilot 2y ago
Officers have wide discretion to ensure their safety in an encounter. While this doesn't always result in a search, it could easily do so in cases where emotions are elevated.
- stronglikedan 2y agoAnd that would be illegal, for good reason.
- giantg2 2y ago"And that would be illegal" Where would that be? Most states allow personal safety searches during investigations of other infractions. For example, police can ask you to step out of your car and search you for weapons if you're pulled over for a traffic infraction. They tend not to do it often, but they have the power to and the courts consistently support that (I most states).
- stronglikedan 2y agoThey certainly do not have that power, legally. But they will just make something up in the report so no one questions the illegal search.