quote:Originally posted by well-tempered gardener:
Interesting point about the driver.
So a cop can stop you just for the hell of it, even if you haven't done anything wrong related to driving the car? For some reason I thought there needed to be a "real" reason, like a burned out brake light or traffic violation.
quote:Originally posted by well-tempered gardener:
Interesting point about the driver.
So a cop can stop you just for the hell of it, even if you haven't done anything wrong related to driving the car? For some reason I thought there needed to be a "real" reason, like a burned out brake light or traffic violation.
im not following you there.quote:Originally posted by QuirtEvans:quote:Originally posted by well-tempered gardener:
Interesting point about the driver.
So a cop can stop you just for the hell of it, even if you haven't done anything wrong related to driving the car? For some reason I thought there needed to be a "real" reason, like a burned out brake light or traffic violation.
They had a real reason. It just wasn't a traffic-related reason.
Imagine they had good reason to believe a suspected murderer was in the back seat. Do you think the traffic stop would be OK to check licenses?
quote:Originally posted by Cindysphinx:im not following you there.quote:Originally posted by QuirtEvans:quote:Originally posted by well-tempered gardener:
Interesting point about the driver.
So a cop can stop you just for the hell of it, even if you haven't done anything wrong related to driving the car? For some reason I thought there needed to be a "real" reason, like a burned out brake light or traffic violation.
They had a real reason. It just wasn't a traffic-related reason.
Imagine they had good reason to believe a suspected murderer was in the back seat. Do you think the traffic stop would be OK to check licenses?
Are you asking whether a cop can conduct a traffic stop if she suspects a passenger has committed a murder?
If the officer has probable cause to believe a felony has been committed, of course she can conduct a traffic stop (in this case, a special kind of stop called a felony stop). I mean, imagine a car full of men is going down the road and one of them shoots someone because of a gang Dispute. The officer does not have to follow the car forever waiting for the driver to commit a traffic offense.
Did I understand your question?
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