He can search my vehicle. He might just find an M1 Garand he has been wanting and might want to buy it. Might not be the first time it's happened.
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Well said..
Ahhh, com'on guys ...
Olyeller ... you can search my car any ol' time!
Ahhh, com'on guys ...
Olyeller ... you can search my car any ol' time!
There is absolutely no telling what you might find in there!!!
Even if you offered without me asking, I'd refuse to search! hah
Nah, GC made me promise to be a good girl before he drug me to the alter!
Oh, well, the retirement plan is good ... 
I know its not professional to give them the finger. But than again I'm not the one who is supposed to be professional. Its not a business interview. lol. But let me clarify my question. If I give the officer my CCW license from the beginning of the traffic stop and the officer does not have probable cause to search the car, does that give him the right to search my car without my permission?.
Langston 302. It is fully within my right to have a lawyer present to witness the search. My uncle was a PO for over 30 years here in Oklahoma, so I know what legal and not legal when it comes to traffic stops and vehicle searches. My uncle makes it a point for everyone in my family to know what an cop can and cannot do in everyday situations. I always treat officers with respect as long as the show it back. Majority of the times I have been pulled over, the officers are a-holes from the beginning when I have done nothing to earn that disrespect. I have gotten a lot of B.S. tickets and have went so far as to have cameras and a recording device installed in certain areas in my car. They have so far saved me over a $1000 in fines and a felony on my record due to a crooked cop illegally searching my car and planting weed in my center console. This is why I ask the question above.
I completely agree with you. another reason I don't ever give them permission to search my car. If they don't have probable cause they wouldn't ask you in the first place. if they want to search it, get a search warrant first and my lawyer.
I am not trying to be a jerk in any way, but my experiences with POs have not been good for the most part. I respect and appreciate all the good our POs do everyday.
please post some proof that happened. i find it hard to believe
i don't.
if you have nothing to hide, then definitely do NOT consent to a search.
If you have the right NOT to consent to a search, then don't.
Maybe you don't know the law as well as you think you do, and you think you have nothing to hide... consenting to a search is a bad way to find out just how little you know.
You have no obligation on the side of the road to make the officer feel better about you by consenting to a search.
What good can come of it for you? If you have nothing to hide, and you refuse the search, then you're in the same place as if you consent and nothing is found.... BUT....
If the officer finds something * anything * that can be used against you, then the only thing you've possibly done is provided the officer with a chance to use your stupidity against you.
Think about it. The officer isn't digging around your car looking for something to prove your innocence!!!! If you consent to a search you've just give the officer free roam to try and find something to prove your GUILT, not your INNOCENCE.
People who DO have something to hide, often consent to a search under the mindset of "if i say yes, then the officer will feel more at ease and either not really search my car, or not find anything"....
Saying YES to consent to search is the exact reaction of someone hiding something. Don't believe me, go on a few ride along's... or just listen to the stories your cop buddies tell at the dinner table. (nobody said criminals are smart.)
if you have nothing to hide, then definitely do NOT consent to a search.
If you have the right NOT to consent to a search, then don't.
Maybe you don't know the law as well as you think you do, and you think you have nothing to hide... consenting to a search is a bad way to find out just how little you know.
You have no obligation on the side of the road to make the officer feel better about you by consenting to a search.
What good can come of it for you? If you have nothing to hide, and you refuse the search, then you're in the same place as if you consent and nothing is found.... BUT....
If the officer finds something * anything * that can be used against you, then the only thing you've possibly done is provided the officer with a chance to use your stupidity against you.
Think about it. The officer isn't digging around your car looking for something to prove your innocence!!!! If you consent to a search you've just give the officer free roam to try and find something to prove your GUILT, not your INNOCENCE.
People who DO have something to hide, often consent to a search under the mindset of "if i say yes, then the officer will feel more at ease and either not really search my car, or not find anything"....
Saying YES to consent to search is the exact reaction of someone hiding something. Don't believe me, go on a few ride along's... or just listen to the stories your cop buddies tell at the dinner table. (nobody said criminals are smart.)
Instant credibility loss.
Whenever I hear someone say they are a CJ major or a cop's relative so they know what cops can and can't do, I instantly know they have no idea what they are talking about.
You may as well have said you've watched a lot of "Cops" or "CSI".........
Michael Brown
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