Huey Shootin
Banned
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/14c9...6a4/court-traffic-stop-ok-despite-mistake-law
So, if you're driving in a neighborhood that doesn't care for negros being out in public at night (if at all), cops have a right to pull you over if you're Black. This is legitimately frightening.
Strap up, by any means. And be ready to fire back.
[Supreme] Court: Traffic stop OK despite mistake of Law
Police can use evidence seized during a traffic stop even if it turns out the officers initially pulled a car over based on a misunderstanding of the law, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The 8-1 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts said that such a stop does not violate the Constitution’s protection against unreasonable searches.
The ruling came in a North Carolina case in which a police officer pulled over Nicholas Heien’s car because the right brake light was out, although the left one still worked. A consensual search led to the discovery of cocaine in the trunk.
A state appeals court said the stop was impermissible because a quirky state law only requires a car to have one functioning brake light. But the state’s highest court reversed, finding that the officer’s mistaken reading of the law was reasonable.
The Supreme Court agreed, finding that the Fourth Amendment requires police to act reasonably, but not perfectly. Roberts said that just as a police officer’s mistake of fact can justify a traffic stop, a reasonable misunderstanding about the law can also satisfy the Constitution.
So, if you're driving in a neighborhood that doesn't care for negros being out in public at night (if at all), cops have a right to pull you over if you're Black. This is legitimately frightening.
Strap up, by any means. And be ready to fire back.