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Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod
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Weapons checks, and subsequent drug finds, are and will always be legal. The officer has a right to search who he is talking to for his safety.
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Originally Posted by Csihar
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Alrighty. But how was it executed?
Do they randomly (based on racial profiling according to some then apparently but I don't care about that) approach someone and frisk them to see if they have any weapons?
Or was it something put into action once the "suspect" was already being engaged due to suspicious behaviour?
At what point does the stop-and-frisk start?
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Officer's may have a right to search people that they detain for safety reasons,however this does not give the officer's the right to detain anyone for any reason.
Stop and Frisk (whether constitutional or not, this actually has not been decided yet, much the same way they will drop charges on politicians for corruption once they get them out of the way) was abused under the guise of "Disarming" criminal's. Walking down the street does not make someone a criminal.
In New York, small amounts of marijuana were decriminalized as long as it was kept out of public view. Using this stop-and-frisk tactic many officer's would pull the marijuana out of citizen's pocket into plain view as a way to harrass and discredit(and arrest) people that they thought looked like they should be.
That was just an example, many cases were thrown out as a result.
Using Guns to justify unlawful search and seizure, the NYPD had free reign over whomever they chose.
Now the fact that it is not under challenge atm is intriguing. Pretty well outlines the Dem reality that is the preservation of "The Largest Private Standing Army"(at least that's what bloomberg used to call it) and the Police State regardless what they try to convince you of.
However, have no fear in NYC. They have 4 camera's on you at all times minimum, so if you get attacked by a legit criminal and the Good guys are out harrassing people don't worry, they will watch it later.