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.

[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.

[cstone]

Give consent if you want to.

Refuse if you choose.

Either option is legal, and it is perfectly acceptable for the police to ask for consent. The big disincentive for a warrant-less search is the real possibility of losing any evidence obtained by a bad search.

Everyone talks about hating thieves. Why do some of those same people insist on making police out to be bad when they are trying to catch bank robbers?

Everyone here is a grownup. Make your choices and live with the consequences.

Be safe.

[SuperiorDG]

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

Just so you all know, it was a joke to start a shit storm.

[BPTactical]

Just so you all know, it was a joke to start a shit storm.

I would say you succeeded Richard..........