when people get pulled over by police and the driver knows they have something illegal in the car and when?

Question

officer asks them do they mind if they search the car and they say yes, why do they say yes??

if they said no they could be on there way , but instead they end up going to jail


how stupid?

Answer 1

I know that it appears stupid and for the most part and instances it probably is. However, when a cop asks to search the car, they usually have a fairly good reason. If the owner declines to consent to search, and the cop believes that something is "amiss", all he has to do is detain you until a search warrant is delivered and then in that instance your car is going to be torn apart.
On a consent to search, it is usually a cursory search, plain view type stuff. If the owner believes they have hidden whatever good enough, then they will assume the cops won't find it. What they fail to understand is that cops are trained to look for the things that LEAD to a more comprehensive search, and almost always find what they suspected in the first place.
So, what this really says is that the real dummy is the person who thinks they won't get caught.
In the rare instance where nothing is found, but exists they may have not gotten busted that time, but I assure you, they will eventually. Just ask all the people in jail.

Answer 2

I think they say yes to make it look like they don't have anything to hide and then when the police do find it they are like well I didn't try and hide it. But if you tell a police officer ask to search the car and they say yes and then while the officer is searching and the person says stop in the state I live in (GA) the officer has to stop searching at that time/

Answer 3

They say yes because they are hoping that nothing will be found, and for the most part they don't realize that they have the option of saying no.
From a law enforcement side, when asking the majority of the time they probably already have PC for search, they are just trying to be nice about it.
Regarding the search warrant, you still have to have PC to obtain one, and they can be very difficult to obtain in a lot of circumstances.
I've been in law enforcement for six years, and have never been able to hold someone roadside while obtaining a search warrant for their vehicle.
Search warrants have to be signed by a judge, do you think they are going to sign off on one every time someone declines a search, without PC?

Answer 4

Usually when I ask to search a vehicle I already have some reason to look. I ask for consent because it is easier to go that route, I sometimes get consent and find that it is really nothing and that person goes on their way, other times I dont get consent, but I already have probable cause to search and so arrest the person I have stopped on whatever reason I stopped them for and then search the vehicle incident to that arrest.
A cop can search a vehicle for many reasons and while the suspect does have a lot of rights, police can usually tell when there is something going on...

Answer 5

OUCH. ok, that's in all probability actionable on your section. I advise, you probably did no longer ok the seek of the motor vehicle, or limit it in any sort (like "yeah, yet no longer the glove compartment). seek of you, is criminal. you will have a weapon this is a risk to a number of of officers. consequently, he has that top. yet, your motor vehicle, is iffy. the enormous element, you had pot on you. consequently, they KNEW you have been going to penal complex. they have that top in the event that they impound the motor vehicle. So, it may be all the way down to in case you need to coach that he got here upon the pot on you first, or no longer. have confidence me, it won't get up in courtroom. The cop will lie and you will have not have been given any information. whether you do, the police are consistently top, and you're consistently the convicted and screwed. next, you will have had a weapon or bomb contained in the motor vehicle. consequently, risk to the police and others takes precedence. So, whether you need to coach an unlawful seek and seizure, contained in the courts submit 9/11, it won't carry water. you may nicely be ok in case you had it on your rectum, yet I doubt it even then. They rape each and every of the time and get by utilising with it. :( enable's drop the legalities nevertheless. Are you wealthy? do you be conscious of a criminal expert who will try this for unfastened? If no longer, enable the money drop. it somewhat is going to fee you so lots greater advantageous than $a million,000 to hire a criminal expert and circulate for the duration of the courts. in case you're black, in line with possibility. yet, white or Mexican, you're at a draw back from the commencing up, and which means you lost. The courtroom overturned Miranda v. Arizona, which replaced into maximum of this subject. have confidence me, that's a lost reason. :(

Answer 6

I am not in law enforcement but I have to go with MULATO's answer on this one. I have said yes to prove there is nothing illegal to find, and just received a ticket for whatever he saw me do. I have said no when I felt I still had nothing to worry about and felt he was going to far and then ended up with more violations on a ticket. I just do my best not to drive around with anything or anyone that is going to present a problem should I happen to have a moving violation and end up with a hassle. So far, I've only had 3 tickets within 28 years and they were minor.

Answer 7

You know, 15 yrs in policing and this never ceases to amaze us. Sometimes it could be the way we ask it and the way we deal with them. Some of us have a knack of dealing with people and can get them to agree with anything and be happy about it, for the moment. Not being deceitful or threatening, just in the confident demeanor.

I guess some think to say no would be indicative of guilt, and for others, they may think their stuff will be overlooked. Still, maybe some think once they say yes, they'll convince us they have nothing to hide, and we'll not bother.

Truth be told, I really don't know why they comply. It's strange. But it keeps happening.

Answer 8

I was studying one night at the IHOP and this idiot lost his wallet. He was on crutches and I felt sorry for him. I offered to pay his tab if it wasn't too much. As I was leaving, almost to my car, I was quizzed by a cop. (The jerk had called the cops on me.)

One of the questions he asked me was, "Can I get your permission to search your book bag and your car?"

I looked at him and asked, "Do I have a choice?"

He said, "Yes, you do."

I said, "In that case, no. I prefer not to have you go through my things."

His response was, "Good. Whenever you have a choice, you should always decline."

Take his advice. Never volunteer to let any cop search your stuff if you don't have to.

Answer 9

I agree with Jim D. It blows me away for someone to agree to a search, and then find something practically in plain view. I can't understand what goes on in the minds of some of these folks. It is probably a combination of different things. I'm sure that the stress from being in proximity to a cop and knowing you might get pinched has something to do with it. People tend to act differently and not process their decisions as well in that situation. Then again, who knows for sure, but it keeps happening.

Answer 10

Yes just dumb as hell but you know the truth is if you tell him he can't search he is not just going to let you go. Its like you opened up the door and he thinks you are being a smart ***.