>No judge will ever sanction them. Courts have been plenty willing to overturn arrests in such circumstances. Moreover, while the cops are largely able to get

>No judge will ever sanction them. Courts have been plenty willing to overturn arrests in such circumstances. Moreover, while the cops are largely able to get away with that kind of behavior, it is still illegal for them to do so. Also, I wasn't able to find any evidence of cops being able to detain you in jail for hours on a Terry stop. Can you give a reference?