No, seriously, I need to know lawfully what they are allowed to do, and if they are allowed to frisk you without any real cause, or if they are just going to fabricate a story anyways. Lets say they find a knife on me thats a little too long to be legal, and I say, but why did you frisk me you had no reason its racial profiling?!?!? Would I get off the hook?
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They can frisk you if they believe they have probable cause..I was travelling once with a guy who 10 yrs prior had a weapons charge, we got pulled over for speeding he made us get out, frisked us then searched through the entire vehicle for weapons..I don't think racial profiling would get you very far unless you had solid reason
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If I'm not mistaken, SevenPoints (above me) is one of my brethren, and is absolutely correct.\n\nA few of the other people here have absolutely no idea what they're talking about, and should keep their keyboards to themselves.  \n\nThe police do not need "reasonable cause" to ask people to identify themselves in a car.\n\nThe Patriot Act has nothing to do with cops asking people to identify themselves when they're in a vehicle.\n\nIt is most certainly not a 4th Amendment violation to ask someone to identify themselves.  What a ridiculous notion...exactly where is the search and seizure in a request to tell me what your name is?  The rest of that answer is generally very mistaken as well.  \n\nThe key here is that the asker wants to know if the police can ask for passengers to identify themselves.  Of course they can.  The police can ask the passengers to stand on their head, too.  If they're *asking*, then nobody is under any obligation to do anything.  \n\nAnd really, I'd disagree with SevenPoints only as to one thing...I'd suggest the police *can* demand identification, they just can't do anything about it under these circumstances if the demand isn't met.
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You will need an attorney and he will have to obtain a warrant to exhume a body.If you suspect this is racial notify the office of civil rights.I just looked at the web site and i am horrified that any man could be beaten by the cops like that.I emailed the lawyer to see how i could help.I feel so sorry for your family.I lost a daughter in dec.2005 unexpectedly and I know how they feel.I am going to email the district attorney in Harrison county.So sorry
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it was racial profiling. you should have definitely sued!!
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You again? Started up another troll posting with a troll log-on name? Once again, you are too p u s s y to claim this work as your own.\n\nWhat's the matter? You don't like cops because they keep arresting you for breaking the law. I know, I know..that's harassment! Damn cops for arresting you. Why don't they go arrest someone else? \n\nBut I know, everything wrong that has happened in your life is everyone else's fault. You didn't have anything to do with it. "It wasn't me. It was the one armed man!!"  "These are my friend's pants. The drugs in the pocket aren't mine!"\n\nWhy don't you just man up and take credit for your f'd up life. You might have a chance to get off welfare.
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There is an old police saying - "There are two sides to every story, and the truth lies somewhere in between".  Obviously, there is a lot more to this story you haven't explained.  You can't just give generalities, and expect any officer to come up with a solution, let alone, criticize the police officers who handled your situation.  Your first step should be the hiring of an attorney.  Aside from defending you in court, he will be your best counsel in a future course of action.  Second, I think you will be surprised on how reasonably priced the services of a private investigator can be.  His mission is primarily a fact finding one, and can supply your attorney with the necessary information to not only vindicate you, but assist you in prosecuting the low life scum you are talking about.
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Technically, it's NOT ILLEGAL, but...\n\nWhy tempt fate?  If you were to have it on you and you were detained for any reason, it would make you look awfully suspicious.\n\n\nGood Luck.
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The law on this topic is very, very complicated but the key fact is that the police are allowed to use "reasonable deception" in the course of an investigation, provided that the police do not encourage the suspect or person under surveillance to do anything that he or she was not already going to do. For example, it's totally OK for the police to pose as drug dealers and allow potential customers to approach them and buy drugs, and use that act as evidence against them, but it is not OK for the police to SOLICIT the buyers. So in the case of the "are you wearing a wire" question, it is totally OK for the cop to lie and say "no" because that falls under "reasonable deception."\n\nAs for signing a contract stating that you are not a cop, or not wearing a wire, any contract made in preparation for or during an illegal act is null and void. If you hire a hit man to kill your wife and he takes your money but doesn't kill her, you can't sue him...
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"However, when did this country decide that hate crime language is O.K. to spew at a PAYING audience? Why shouldn't the group of people offended sue his *ss off?"\n\nUhh... when the First Amendment was ratified way back in 1776... It isn't "illegal", so the lawsuit would have no merit and be tossed on Constitutional grounds... By the way, I find your "hate crime language" comment highly offensive- expect to hear from my attorney!
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My response would be it sounds like corruption, which is universal to all governments, there are similar incidents I can think of here in the USA and my own state, I'm not proud of it of course. At some point you have to decide what is the most important to you, if you will do yourself more harm than good by pursuing this. I hate to say give in, but they play by different rules there, you could be subjected to police harassment as a result, and I can honestly say I'm very glad I don't live there. You had better stay in touch with human rights groups like "Amnesty International" just in case bad things do happen. All I can suggest is try and have copies of all evidence hidden in a save place the police can't confiscate them, and watch your back.
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Wow. Never actually seen a training butterfly knife before. You couldn't be ticketed for this item but it does give an officer p/c to believe that you may have other weapons and so forth in/on/around your possession. So be careful where you take this and how you present the knife, if a reasonable person were to believe that it was in fact a weapon and you presented it as such then you might as well be carrying the real thing. Hope that helps
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In most instances, what is generally considered as profiling by law enforcement is wrong.  \n\nThe biggest problem I have with it is: if you put any one group under a microscope, you will catch more of the members of that group doing things, thus "verifying" your profile and removing resources from pursuing other groups.\n\nMany people say things like, "if I haven't done anything wrong I don't care if they need to search/stop me to catch the bad guys."\n\nThe problem with that thinking is it ignores the realities of the impact and embarrassment felt by those stopped/searched/scrutinized, and the chances of someone being wrongly accused of things, which does happen.  Remember Richard Jewell?
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I like the last answer (above mine), and have some additional stuff to add.\n\nFirst: as a local cop, I have NEVER received training in what constitutes an illegal alien.  I have no idea what's allowed and what's not...work visas, travel visas, passports, green cards.  I don't even know where I'd find the laws on the subject, to try and educate myself.  I've never even seen any training that's available on this subject, and I'm the guy responsible for training at my department.\n\nSecond, I do have an awful lot of other things to worry about besides trying to deal with someone whose only offense is that he's here illegally.  Many of them work and support their families, and that's a hell of a lot more than most of the crackheads I deal with will ever do.  Sort of a matter of priorities.\n\nHaving said that, I would not hesitate to arrest an illegal alien if I knew how to work the case.  I arrest DUI's, dope dealers, and wife beaters all the time, because I know how to work those cases.  I don't know the first thing about working an illegal alien case.  \n\nAlso, our local jail is currently extremely overcrowded and I don't know that they would even accept someone for an immigration offense.  \n\nI would be very interested in knowing more about the entire situation, and how it would work in my jurisdicition.  However, the Feds aren't forthcoming with any training to educate me on the issue, so I suspect they're not especially interested in dealing with it, either.  \n\nBelieve me, I share your frustration.  I just don't know what to do about it.
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The same questions they ask me.  Drivers license and proof of insurance.  If I don't have that, it's get out of the car.....I'm toted off to jail and my car impounded till I can provide the documents that are necessary.  I've had them shine a light in my car and hold my art eraser till it was determined it wasn't contraband.  I got some deal on my ticket for disrespecting an officer because I busted out laughing while he was sniffing my eraser.  I've had my car searched for no other reason than an outed tail light.  I've randomly had to be subjected to sobriety tests and a pat down.  Been in a car in which we were pulled over because the police thought the driver "looked funny".  We agreed, but the police officer didn't think it was funny.  I have been pulled over as a youth and had my parents called to see if they knew where I was.  I have been repeatedly pulled over time and time again by a cop because I drove a van that was considered the "type of vehicle" a drug trafficer would drive.  I've been pulled over because they wanted to be sure I wasn't being abducted since the passenger was a black person.  I've also turned a corner without putting on a turn signal and been let go.  I've had police officers help me when I was stranded on the side of the road without a question asked.\n\nI'd like to know when you aren't required to have your license on you when you are driving a vehicle!  I thought that was a basic rule#1.
447807
You run a thin line with slander, especially if he has put the incident behind him. Discuss it with the police first to see if anything can be done
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Criminal offenses are on your record for life. Now as to whether or not they are "discoverable" is a different thing altogether. Some info is not available to a routine search by a civilian agency or individual. Law enforcement agencies have a deeper access than do other groups. The offense can be expunged under a court order, depending on the nature of the offense. Previous post was correct though, just tell the truth. Getting canned for lying would only make it worse.
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You would have to present evidence that you were detained without probable cause in order to have a case. You don't need to prove beyond reasonable doubt, just a preponderence of the evidence as this is a civil matter. It's hard to tell precisely if you would have a case based on your details, but I would guess that you have an uphill climb if it boils down to your word versus theirs. It might be advisable to consult a lawyer about this, but only if you truly feel that this was a case of police abuse of power.