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its been a while since iv been to the peoples republic, but i was just thinking about when i used to live there and how i always got harassed by the cops. when i was 15-17 me and my friends would always just hang out, not causing any problems and we didnt look like bad kids but the sheriffs would always come up and tell all of us to get up against the wall and they would conduct an "officer safety" check which was just a pat down unless they felt something in our pockets then they would pull it out for us (whether it be keys, wallet, phone, etc)
now, i know the 4th amendment should come into play here but i have seen this numerous times where they would pull out a bag of weed or something and the charges would stick in court even though it was a completely random and unnecessary search.
so i guess my question is, is this "officer safety" search legal? everytime i had a pocket knife clipped in my pocket they would immediately put me against their car or a wall to secure it and further check my pockets to see what else they could find.
its been a while since iv been to the peoples republic, but i was just thinking about when i used to live there and how i always got harassed by the cops. when i was 15-17 me and my friends would always just hang out, not causing any problems and we didnt look like bad kids but the sheriffs would always come up and tell all of us to get up against the wall and they would conduct an "officer safety" check which was just a pat down unless they felt something in our pockets then they would pull it out for us (whether it be keys, wallet, phone, etc)
now, i know the 4th amendment should come into play here but i have seen this numerous times where they would pull out a bag of weed or something and the charges would stick in court even though it was a completely random and unnecessary search.
so i guess my question is, is this "officer safety" search legal? everytime i had a pocket knife clipped in my pocket they would immediately put me against their car or a wall to secure it and further check my pockets to see what else they could find.