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This is terrible advice on multiple levels. Absolutely you shouldn't be leaving the money out in the open, and should probably hide it. You should absolutely N

by zorrb 12y ago

This is terrible advice on multiple levels. Absolutely you shouldn't be leaving the money out in the open, and should probably hide it. You should absolutely NEVER give consent to search your car. You have no idea what a person is capable of until it's too late. I'm not saying the cop will plant something, though it wouldn't be the first time, but you also have NO IDEA what might be in your car accidentally.

a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
You've been watching too many political thrillers. These guys are just sniffing around for low hanging fruit. If you want to get into a one hour bout of flexing nuts with a cop where he gets suspicious and orders a K9 unit and ends up thoroughly tearing apart your car and bags and potentially planting something, knock yourself out. Do the whole citizen lawyer thing. If you want to be on your way with minimal hassle, just disarm the cop and let him be his lazy self. Let him do his cursory thirty second look around and be on your way. This is the reality and many cops will tell you so. As for having dangerous mystery items in your car, if you don't regularly hang out with low lifes that seems ridiculously improbable. Drugs and weapons are not going to sneak into your vehicle or luggage. To have "no idea" what's in your car it would have to be cluttered with junk and you'd have to parade people through it on a regular basis, so uh, don't do that.
- icebraining 12y ago
  Go ask David Eckert if it was "minimal hassle" after he consented to have his car searched.
- Estragon 12y ago
  To detain you for an hour, he needs a "reasonable and articulable suspicion" that you're in some way involved in a crime, and that means more than just "He looked like a stoner." "Fuck you" is not an appropriate response, but videotaping responses to respectful questions is: "Am I free to go?" "Am I being detained?" "On what grounds am I being detained?" "Can you please tell me the relevant statutes so I can look them up?"
dalke 12y ago
Here's some examples of people who accidentally carried drugs in their car, because the vehicles they purchased had been seized after drugs were found in them, then sold at government auction, except that the authorities hadn't actually managed to find all of the drugs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10232735/Van-bought-at-US-government-auction-had-large-stash-of-cocaine.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1...
foobarian 12y ago
If there is just the cop and you, how does giving consent or not matter? Assuming there are no recording devices it's his word against yours. The best course of action seems to not piss them off, because they sure seem like they have all the cards.

by zorrb 12y ago

a8da6b0c91d 12y ago

You've been watching too many political thrillers. These guys are just sniffing around for low hanging fruit. If you want to get into a one hour bout of flexing nuts with a cop where he gets suspicious and orders a K9 unit and ends up thoroughly tearing apart your car and bags and potentially planting something, knock yourself out. Do the whole citizen lawyer thing. If you want to be on your way with minimal hassle, just disarm the cop and let him be his lazy self. Let him do his cursory thirty second look around and be on your way. This is the reality and many cops will tell you so. As for having dangerous mystery items in your car, if you don't regularly hang out with low lifes that seems ridiculously improbable. Drugs and weapons are not going to sneak into your vehicle or luggage. To have "no idea" what's in your car it would have to be cluttered with junk and you'd have to parade people through it on a regular basis, so uh, don't do that.

icebraining 12y ago
Go ask David Eckert if it was "minimal hassle" after he consented to have his car searched.
Estragon 12y ago
To detain you for an hour, he needs a "reasonable and articulable suspicion" that you're in some way involved in a crime, and that means more than just "He looked like a stoner." "Fuck you" is not an appropriate response, but videotaping responses to respectful questions is: "Am I free to go?" "Am I being detained?" "On what grounds am I being detained?" "Can you please tell me the relevant statutes so I can look them up?"

dalke 12y ago

Here's some examples of people who accidentally carried drugs in their car, because the vehicles they purchased had been seized after drugs were found in them, then sold at government auction, except that the authorities hadn't actually managed to find all of the drugs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10232735/Van-bought-at-US-government-auction-had-large-stash-of-cocaine.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1...

foobarian 12y ago

If there is just the cop and you, how does giving consent or not matter? Assuming there are no recording devices it's his word against yours. The best course of action seems to not piss them off, because they sure seem like they have all the cards.