Do you have to show an ID to a cop? How do you refuse a search on your car?

Do you legally have to produce an ID if cop ask for it? How can you legally refuse a search to your car? We get the answers and more with Attorney Alan Lowe.

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News & Politics

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• Cop asking for ID
• Unwarrented search
• no consent to a search
• pullover by police
• Id for police
• Alan Lowe

[DavidForthoffer]

@Vegasgodless: Fortunately, all the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals that have ruled on the issue agree that we have a First Amendment right to videotape government officials (including police officers) engaged in their duties in a public place. So while some states may try to pass laws against that, we at least have the U.S. Constitution and higher courts on our side.

[Vegasgodless]

@DavidForthoffer Yea, it's getting better with the video cams, however laws will change, and we will have no right to film cops. You'll see. 

[WhoIsCosy]

@poliahu43makaio Tell me about it, Thats why they want to get rid of the 2nd.

[DavidForthoffer]

@Vegasgodless: Video recordings of abusive police behavior can be a major factor, if the video is preserved. See qik(dot)com. Or audio recordings; see porcupine411(dot)com.

[Vegasgodless]

@DavidForthoffer Tell that to the pig, who suspects you in the first place, you've got no rights under their eyes, views, or the streets. The pig is the law, with that they constitute any action as lawful, even if you deem it unconstitutional or not. the pig exercises totalitarian power over you depending on your financial status, they don't give a shit about you, or what rights you may have, if they obviously know that you can't afford to even make a civil case against him/her.

[DavidForthoffer]

@Vegasgodless: "Probable cause" means "probable cause of involvement in criminal activity", not "probable cause of unusual activity".

Exercising one's constitutional rights, in the absence of any other facts indicative of criminal involvement is NEVER probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion.

[Scootertuner1000]

@poliahu43makaio That's why we have the 2nd. Their time is running out.

[Scootertuner1000]

@Vegasgodless You're right. Of course, when it comes to court it can be thrown out, if you can prove it. That's the caveat though. Unless you have proof, they'll always believe a cop over a civilian.

[Vegasgodless]

@Scootertuner1000 Refusing anything to a pig, can be construed as a probable cause. Because the term is so vague, it has no clear definition of what constitutes a probable cause. A friend of mine, not driving, refused to show his ID, He got thrown in the slammer, I have also been harassed when I denied a cop to search my persona. this is after I showed the fucking pig my ID. He wanted to search my bag as well. He did by force!

[poliahu43makaio]

The 4 Amendmet wont stop a cop from kicking your ass nor well any other