A person has absolutely no duty to obey an illegal or unconstitutional order from any law enforcement officer. The cop should be fired and prosecuted.
Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy
It is neither "illegal" nor "unconstitutional" for the officer to order her to step out of the vehicle during the traffic stop .. in Texas.
If you have a Texas law that says so, please share it.
As for the "unconstitutional" statement, I offer the following:
" Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U. S. 106 (1977) (per curiam). See United States v. $404,905.00 in U. S. Currency, 182 F. 3d 643, 649 (CA8 1999). In Mimms, we reasoned that the government’s
“legitimate and weighty” interest in officer safety outweighs the “de minimis” additional intrusion of requiring a driver, already lawfully stopped, to exit the vehicle. 434 U. S., at 110–111. See also Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U. S. 408, 413–415 (1997) (passengers may be required to exit vehicle stopped for traffic violation)." Taken from the majority opinion in
Rodriquez vs. U.S. decided April 2015 by U.S. Supreme Court.
The same "Court" that brought you "gay marriage"!!!!