Abby Newman: Unlawful search

On September 12, 2000, Ms. Newman was traveling along Virginia 40, minding her own business, when a state police officer motioned for her to pull over. Had Ms. Newman been speeding? Was she weaving around after a night of cocktails? Was she a victim of racial profiling? No, she was pulled over for a routine “license and registration checkpoint.”

Abby Newman knew her constitutional rights on that September evening better then those dumb police officers. Furthermore, she was willing to take a stand for those rights. Clearly, the search of her car was unreasonable; the cops had no warrant, nor did they have probable cause.

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[Outrjs]

@nathaniel963

In my opinion, the communist manifesto that our country is now starting to follow, is the very reason you are poor. I am not of great wealth but still have freedoms. Don't let them convince you that the only way to be free is to be a slave. You are special and valuable to me despite your financial situation.

[nathaniel963]

@Outrjs yes i have read the communist manifesto. i gues from a proletariat point of vue communism seems great. but if your a middle class or at least have some money your going to dissagree. im sorry im poor and communism would be the best thing for me

[DavidForthoffer]

@Outrjs: I think the USSR broke up because their communist government lacked the checks and balances of many other governments, and therefore encouraged corrupt and very inefficient government. Combine that with an arms race their economy could not support in the long run and consequences of extreme pollution, they reached a point where they could not maintain enough military to hold on to all their states.

[Outrjs]

@nathaniel963

Have you ever read the Communist Manifesto?

Talk about not having any rights. I think that is why USSR broke up.

To much tyranny under a communist thought.

You are alive to serve the state. Scary.

[nathaniel963]

@Outrjs Agreed.Tthis type of thing is the reason i am a communist.

[trwiles3451]

Read the bottom post first then the second one

[trwiles3451]

It demands that they run towards the gunfire instead of away like pussies like you two would do. It demands that they give their life to save others if necessary. You two should only wish that your life of working at Mcdonlads amounted to anything more than smoking pot every night. So just remember that whenever you need cops to come save your sorry ass for whatever reason......don't call.

[trwiles3451]

@mystikast @ jewishkid009 Both of you have made statements about cops that shows that you have been taught to hate them simply because they chose to sign up for a job that demands that they do certain things. It demands that they deal with ignorant people day in and day out.

[Outrjs]

@trwiles3451

I want to apologize. I should never call you an idiot. I am glad that you are my country man.

I value your opinion and facts. 

[DavidForthoffer]

@Outrjs

I, too, am disappointed at the erosion of our rights.

I think more numerous and lengthier videos may help stem the erosion. For example, a longer videotape of this incident may well have established that this was an illegal checkpoint, for example, by allowing the officers to use their discretion in deciding whom to stop. Also helpful would be more lawyers helping to defend people like Abby Newman, to use the law as a good defense, rather than demagogy as a useless defense.