It seems the concern isn't so much of "waaaaaah I got a ticket!" as it is Tulsa PD's priorities are focused more on dollars than they are ridding the streets of crime.
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Thank you.
I would prefer some sort of 'probable cause'. Not a totally unrelated search and seizure because I had an air freshener.
BTW, I haven't gotten a speeding ticket in years. I'm afraid they might find my pot, hooch, meth, and dead hooker in the trunk, shot by an illegal fully auto weapon loaded with assault clips.
You're not reading (or comprehending) the whole story. The stop was legit, he was speeding. He can ask the guy anything that he wants during the stop. The dog can sniff the air around the car (no one owns the air, therefore no invasion of privacy). The dogs "hit" on the car gives them PC to search the car.
What about this doesn't make sense to you, and how do you get that the air freshener is PC?
So you have no solutions?
I think they where out trying to raise the extra money for the space shuttle. but what do I know.
Read my earlier link for an answer to your question.
Everyone is stopped because of air fresheners?
You quoted my solution. Probable cause.
If someone gets pulled over for a lawful reason, and there is probable cause, search the car. An air freshener is NOT probable cause. Neither is following a vehicle for miles waiting for them to do something wrong just so you can pull them over. Neither is speed traps or traffic stops for the purpose of gaining probable cause. At that point it's not PC, it's an excuse.
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