This is not a cop bashing thread....please keep it civil. Unless of course you want to bash legislators. lol
http://thehill.com/regulation/court...rules-cops-cant-hold-suspects-to-wait-for-dog
http://www.theadanews.com/news/okla...cle_7bc799b0-e862-11e4-a8ee-bf7fb9ed941b.html
Oklahoma legislature got this one wrong, and I hope it doesn't pass, but it also doesn't surprise me. Discuss.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that the Constitution forbids police from holding a suspect without probable cause, even for fewer than 10 extra minutes.
Writing on behalf of the court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg declared that the constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure prevent police from extending an otherwise completed traffic stop to allow for a drug-sniffing dog to arrive.
“We hold that a police stop exceeding the time needed to handle the matter for which the stop was made violates the Constitution’s shield against unreasonable seizures,” she ruled.
http://thehill.com/regulation/court...rules-cops-cant-hold-suspects-to-wait-for-dog
The Oklahoma Senate has approved Open Records Act legislation that would limit access by the public and media to audio and video recordings obtained from equipment attached to a law enforcement officer or vehicle.
The Senate voted 46-0 for the House-passed bill Tuesday and sent it to a joint House-Senate conference committee for more work. Its Senate author, Republican Sen. David Holt of Bethany, says lawmakers are working with law enforcement and media representatives to fashion the bill's final form.
Among other things, the bill would authorize law enforcement agencies to withhold footage that depicts acts of violence resulting in severe injuries unless they are perpetrated by a law enforcement officer.
It also allows the withholding of test forms for state licensure examinations.
http://www.theadanews.com/news/okla...cle_7bc799b0-e862-11e4-a8ee-bf7fb9ed941b.html
Oklahoma legislature got this one wrong, and I hope it doesn't pass, but it also doesn't surprise me. Discuss.