smoking a cigarette, and the police stop you, and give you a tobacco ticket, do they also have a right to look through your things (purse)
2006-07-20 20:42:14 · 10 answers · asked by pshh =] 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
i live in Minnesota...and i was holding some drugs in my purse for a friend....
2006-07-20 20:47:28 · update #1
i think they do. because maybe you hide some drugs after all.lol
2006-07-20 20:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by James Bond 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
yes they have every right to search your belongings because they dont know if you are holding a concealed weapon or anything else. And yes even if you are a teenager you can still be carring a weapon of some sort. An officer that I work with was shot a few years ago by a teenager that he didnt search because he didnt think he would have anything dangerous on him. In the last few years it has been far more common to search minors in every state because of similar situations.
2006-07-21 22:25:48 · answer #2 · answered by Amber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do! If you are breaking the law even something as simple as smoking cigarettes it opens to door for them to search further.
2006-07-21 08:29:50 · answer #3 · answered by squashpatty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LMFAO!
I love that excuse, "I was holding the drugs for a friend." I suppose that's because most drug users don't like to keep their own drugs?
That excuses is akin to, "These aren't my pants. They're my friend's pants and I'm just borrowing them. I had no idea there were drugs in them."
2006-07-21 17:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by gunsandammoatwork 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By having a ciggerette you gave them probable cause to search your belongings, as you could have more ciggerettes.
The ultimate rule for criminals? Only break one law at a time. Period.
2006-07-21 03:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by cat_Rett_98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search is valid if there is a reason for it just like when you are caught violating a law.
2006-07-21 04:51:32 · answer #6 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...
You shouldn't smoke...
2006-07-21 03:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and yes
2006-07-21 03:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by sweetvanillag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
2006-07-22 00:45:29 · answer #9 · answered by rhett_madison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you have in your purse?
2006-07-21 03:45:32 · answer #10 · answered by PunkinDrublic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋