Aurora PD

[Robb]

Surprised no one has mentioned this yet.

Bank robbery and 19 cars were stopped, most if not all drivers cuffed, detained for about 2 hours, and asked if their cars could be searched. For me the stunning thing was that everyone agreed to a search without a warrant. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and suppose after 2 hours they just wanted to get the ordeal over with and get on with their lives. I think it sure would have been nice if a few would have forced the cops to play by the rules.

So, what happens in a situation where a cop wants to search your car and you refuse without a warrant? You can be extensively detained, hauled downtown, car impounded, 'accidently' damaged? I have wondered about this before. How miserable could the situation become if you refuse a random search?

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headline...r-bank-robber/

Robb

[islandermyk]

paperwork... to much paperwork....



... no one likes paperwork

[Byte Stryke]

^^^^^---last time I said something negative about a police action....

[SuperiorDG]

The only reason you would not let them search is if you have something to hide.

[Ridge]

That looks like Buckley and Iliff.

I had heard that late yesterday morning someone robbed the Wells Fargo on Chambers and Hampden.

[DD977GM2]

The only reason you would not let them search is if you have something to hide.

Biggest BS reason out there and cops use it all the time to get consent.

[RMAC757]

I don't really think that's the point. You shouldn't have to be placed in that position.

The only reason you would not let them search is if you have something to hide.

[sniper7]

The only reason you would not let them search is if you have something to hide.

what about the right to privacy.

what about not having your time wasted and feeling violated for something you weren't involved in, you didn't do etc.

they were essentially detained until the suspect was found. what happens if this goes on a massive scale and they shut down a neighborhood, or a town and every house, car etc searched and every person detained until they find their person? everything that is unconstitutional starts at a very basic level.

personally I would have denied them searching my vehicle. they would have sent more officers down the line, those people can choose to comply or not and they would have found the suspect and my rights would be less violated.

[JoeT]

just another case that shows the Bill of Rights (in this case the 4th Amendment) is just a piece of paper used to wipe the govt asses

[rockhound]

hmmm,

Would you have felt differently had the suspect had been in a building and the persons in the building were detained until the police searched the building,

sounds like the police had probable cause and thus do not need a warrant.

I think they were giving more than they should have by even asking.

we have probable cause to believe there is a bank robbery suspect among the 19 cars at this intersection, we will be searching your car to ascertain whether you are the person in question.

while i am generally on the side of personal rights, i don't see the police doing anything wrong here, handcuffed for everyone's safety with a felon on the run