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Well this topic has been discussed here often, with several of our resident LEOs and legal eagles to be chiming in, butyesterdays ruling in Arizona v. Gant CHANGES EVERYTHING. Searches of a vehicle after arrest, severely limited. During an arrest for traffic violation, never again. If you have been removed from the vehicle, a search warrant will be needed. Officer safety searches gone wild, JUST GONE. If you play your cards right having your vehicle searched by the police, absent a warrant will never occur. From now on when I get stopped the weapon will be in a locked case before I stop the vehicle. The days of have my weapon seized, the serial number run and being delayed by the fishing expedition of a cop are over.
Goggle Arizona v Gant for more information. Unfortunitly the media has largely ignored this landmark ruling. The days of a traffic stop for a non-working turn signal turning into a search of the vehicle are over. No doubt the police will be slow learners, and will need a few lawsuits to educate them, but this ruling changes a lot.
I predict we will hear all about the negative effects of this on officer safety, but the fact is that can all be eliminated by the stopped person exiting the vehicle and meeting the officer on the side of the road. Officer safety has been putahead of the 4Th amendment for far too long in this country. Those days are finally over.
P.S. Never consent to a search of your vehicle, home, person or belongingsby the police. Yes you can NOT trust them, they are not your friend but the hand of the State.
Well this topic has been discussed here often, with several of our resident LEOs and legal eagles to be chiming in, butyesterdays ruling in Arizona v. Gant CHANGES EVERYTHING. Searches of a vehicle after arrest, severely limited. During an arrest for traffic violation, never again. If you have been removed from the vehicle, a search warrant will be needed. Officer safety searches gone wild, JUST GONE. If you play your cards right having your vehicle searched by the police, absent a warrant will never occur. From now on when I get stopped the weapon will be in a locked case before I stop the vehicle. The days of have my weapon seized, the serial number run and being delayed by the fishing expedition of a cop are over.
Goggle Arizona v Gant for more information. Unfortunitly the media has largely ignored this landmark ruling. The days of a traffic stop for a non-working turn signal turning into a search of the vehicle are over. No doubt the police will be slow learners, and will need a few lawsuits to educate them, but this ruling changes a lot.
I predict we will hear all about the negative effects of this on officer safety, but the fact is that can all be eliminated by the stopped person exiting the vehicle and meeting the officer on the side of the road. Officer safety has been putahead of the 4Th amendment for far too long in this country. Those days are finally over.
P.S. Never consent to a search of your vehicle, home, person or belongingsby the police. Yes you can NOT trust them, they are not your friend but the hand of the State.