Geoff
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So what can the police legally do? Can they run a plate of a car because it's a beater or has a Grateful Dead sticker on it? Can they pull the car over because the owner comes up with a suspended license?
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So what can the police legally do? Can they run a plate of a car because it's a beater or has a Grateful Dead sticker on it? Can they pull the car over because the owner comes up with a suspended license?
ctenidae
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All 1992 Lexuses are beaters.
As to the running of plates,
US vs Ellison 04-1925 "... a motorist has no reasonable expectation of privacy in the information contained on his license plate under the Fourth Amendment."
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1031532.html
If that search shows your license is suspended (or, as in the case of Mr. Ellison, you have an outstanding felony warrant), they've got probable cause.
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That only gets the officer past the first step he took....only one of many ensuing problematic steps, particularly with regard to the passenger who he later ended up arresting. It's called boot strapping. Each step has to have some justification. If I were to submit an amicus curia brief, this would be exhibit A:
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I have a inkling as to what ultimately will happen with this case.
ctenidae
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With Ellison, or the Ibuprofen pusher?
With Ellison, he ended up being arrested for felony handgun possession. The appeal was that the police shouldn't have run the tags on his illegaly parked van. Why the cop waited until they left the parking lot, I don't know, but it's probably not material.
Geoff
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I'll bet there are some 1992 Lexus 400 LS kicking around that are still in really nice shape. That's an expensive luxury car that would have been pampered by most owners.
Here's one on eBay from California that probably has never seen road salt:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexu...5708695?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item4aadef1c97
RootDKJ
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There is such a thing as "officer's discretion" before arresting her. The officer should have confiscated the pills, given her his business card, written the case # on the back, and told her to have the person who's name is on the bottle come pick up the pills at police HQ.
ctenidae
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There's a whole lot of hard hitting investigative journalism in that article too- going to talk to the manager of the Rite Aid on North Pearl was a stroke of genius.
Why are 800mg ibuprofens prescription only, anyway?
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The "ibuprofen pusher?" :???:
If she's guilty of possession of drugs, then so is anyone who goes to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for a sick spouse or child at home. (Maybe that's what she was doing?) For that matter, so is the clerk in the store who takes the bottle from the pharmacist and brings it to the customer at the counter.
ctenidae
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That's what they charged her with, anyway. I suppose, technically, it is possesion of a controlled substance. Still don't understand why that is. Seems like a bit of a reach for a cop who had nothing better to do.
This headline caught my attention: Man Indicted for Alleged Vermont Farm Prostitution Ring
ctenidae
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So, that's where Marc is.
I was going to say that....I miss Marc.
billski
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Arkansas meteorologist found asleep in tub next to dead man
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/0...und-asleep-in-tub-next-to-dead-man/?hpt=hp_t2
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/0...und-asleep-in-tub-next-to-dead-man/?hpt=hp_t2
hammer
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Seemingly drunk Swedish moose found stuck in tree
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/arti...nd_stuck_in_tree/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2_HP
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/arti...nd_stuck_in_tree/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2_HP
That's a crazy night out on the town!
ctenidae
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Better than being found in an Arkansas hot tub with a meterologist.
Fight Over Open Marriage Arrangement Leads Wife to Beat Husband With a Cane. Just more news from 'the Kingdom.
jrmagic
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Weekend At Bernie's for real
This one had me shaking my head...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/robert-young-mark-rubinso_n_965910.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%7C96167
This one had me shaking my head...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/robert-young-mark-rubinso_n_965910.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%7C96167Similar threads
