In new York we've got these "Stop and frisk" laws, where police "AT RANDOM" can choose any person off of the crowded new York city streets and search their pockets/frisk them. I've had it happen twice to me personally in manhattan alone, a lot of people are up in arms about it. Also, If you're caught without a legitimate photo id in NYC, you will be arrested. I'm not kidding when I say that 9/11 was the equivalent of the Reichstag Fire in pre-ww2 Germany. It's fucking crazy here now, and it's getting worse.
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Originally Posted by tekniq
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Even if he smells anything, he can't search your car. He has no probably cause that the smell came from weed or if you ran over a skunk. If something is visible in your car, he may have the right to search it, but saying "i smell something" is way too vague and I can see how they can exploit this.
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Cops in new York have searched me and friends cars for smelling like weed before. Fortunately for us, it's not illegal to smell like weed. Just don't be dumb and carry weed in your car, lock it in the glove box or a trunk. I'm almost positive that police need warrants to open any locked boxes/areas.
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Originally Posted by Scrooge
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Anyone who still thinks the US is a democratic nation, I've got two words for you, Patriot Act.
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I'll see your patriot act and raise you a National Defense Authorization Act! If you don't know what that is, please look into it. It's seriously scary.