......then if and when the drug dogs bark, can they run the license plate, get the owners out and make them open up the car for a search and prosecution... ???
2007-07-06 07:09:25 · 12 answers · asked by jimppanzee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In regards to "Whydotheydothistome"...
Nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about... i'd worry about the inconvenience of having the pigs making you look like a "loser drug dealer" when you've done absolutely nothing other than leaving leftovers in your car or whatever you ignorant "dope." How would you like to be harrassed by the Man right in front of neighbors or Mom or your friggin employer you idiot.
2007-07-06 07:51:26 · update #1
Unfortunately, this entirely depends upon what the owners of these establishments have previously agreed to with the police. The police and their mutts have the right to go anywhere the public can go. If the owner or manager of a private business or area has given the police permission to be in a place, same deal.
The police cannot invade private areas (like your pot plantation) without probable cause to do so, unless given permission. That is why YOU SHOULD NEVER CONSENT TO A WARRANTLESS SEARCH OF ANYWHERE. If the cops have a warrant, or if they see your grow-op from a helicopter or a public street or a neighbor's house, then you are out of luck.
So be careful in public places. And never give permission, even in a public place. Tell that cop and his mutt that you just ate a poppyseed bagel, and to leave you alone!
2007-07-06 07:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by James K 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, same reason they can stop cars at will in the street for license checks, ect.....If the car is in a public location, they can run checks on it, sniff it, just can't enter it without probable cause or permission of the owner. And TwoCrows, it has nothing to do with the patriot act. The law has been like that for years and years.
2007-07-06 07:13:01 · answer #2 · answered by booman17 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they can definitely walk through public areas with the dogs because they're public areas. If the dog "alerts" to a specific car, that is probably enough for a probable cause search of the vehicle. Best bet - don't leave your stash in your car.
2007-07-06 07:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by John W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is! They can't make the owners open the car/trunk without a search warrant, but they can keep the owners there until the search warrant gets there. You've got to watch more "Law and Order!"
2007-07-06 07:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
2007-07-06 07:14:36 · answer #5 · answered by Nightstalker1967 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is they are called drug sweeps and if the dog barks it is considered just cause for search and if something is found then the prosecution is just and legal
2007-07-06 07:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by ggates1982 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in spite of the very incontrovertible fact that that's private supplies maximum places like that have an contract with the police officers that supply them the ideal to realize this. it truly is the reason parking in handicap places like walmart can consequence in a cost tag.
2016-10-20 01:50:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if they have cause and suppect wrong doings they can do pretty much what ever is required to discover a Law breaker.
2007-07-06 07:14:43 · answer #8 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they feel they have probable cause, yep. They wouldn't be out there with dogs if they didn't think something was going on.
2007-07-06 07:15:09 · answer #9 · answered by Done 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
If one isn't a loser drug addict, dealer or trafficker, then one has nothing to worry about.
2007-07-06 07:22:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋