just in case one of my kids eventually becomes a serial killer because don't blame me! Blame my semen!
Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
I'm more worried about your Kids becoming Goats, as most eventually do.. I'm worried about your mating habits
you don't need "probable cause" to check the vehicle .... the case law refers to it (based on a SCOTUS case out of Minnesota) as a "pat down" search of the motor vehicle. Texas state cases recognize the cursory search of the MV for the officer's safety as well as the protection of property/evidence ....
Originally Posted by LexusLover
you don't need probable cause, and Cops abuse that shit to an extreme.. last Monday I watched 3 hours of COPS on TV (yeah, I was bored), it was almost all drug busts from drivers who were pulled over for tail light infractions, no turn signal.. Bullshit stuff. the Cops "knew" they had the power to search on that flimsy authority, and did.. found pipes, drug paraphernalia, a small vile of Meth.. every arrested person said "it's not mine", the usual bullshit, but the Cops knew better.. the Cops had the power, but fuck, these were hapless down-and-outs, not criminals.. if they were in their own house, doing a quote "legal" drug, all would be fine.. stupid.. one Dude was arrested in his fucking yard, in Amarillo, for weed.. if his ass was a few miles down the road, in Colorado, no problem.