My apologies, I was confused. It isn't just Massachusetts, but all of the US.

Increased surveillance of citizenry, Reduced judiciary and executive treatment of suspects, etc. These are set in motion by higher authorities and implemented by law enforcement divisions. It is a job they must do.

 

Can you provide a factual example?

Here's a lame caselaw from last week.

Stop a car, detect the odor of burnt marijuana. Because it's BURNT, it's gone, so you don't have PC to search the trunk. It's BURNT, so there's no PC that any more exists in the car.


Only in Massachusetts

 

Marijuana should be decriminalized anyway.

Or, if we really wanted to reduce our country's debt, the government could legalize it and then tax the sale. We'd also save money other ways...

 

That's another topic for another place.

 

Unfortunately I cannot, because any example will be biased towards the detainee, and it will be his word against the police. I can scour the internet for many articles that has facts in it, and you can do the same that will show a lot of people are criminals as well and deserve this treatment. It is a never ending circle.

I have a lot of respect for law enforcement officers, and sometimes a few bad apple gets the best of my emotions.

Weather to make Marijuana legal or not is not within my capabilities of topic, nor is the legality of searching a car.

I just want to have the ability to say no to a search ( although I will always say yes if I am not in a hurry) and not be harassed with ludicrous tickets. ( i never got any) because I refused a search.

 

haha so true and crack my up everytime looking at your avartar.

 

If you are still fighting for your ticket, here's a tip. I just saw a Lowell cop (in uniform) driving a souped up TC with no gap between the rubber and fenders, plus to that is an exhaust. Take picture of that and u'll win for sure hahah.

 

On what legal grounds? Maybe you can post a script that the OP can read in court.

 

So I was driving through good ole Weston the other day when I was pulled over by the town cop. Keep in mind that when I got pulled over, I was not speeding and I had my sunroof and windows down.

The cop told me that I was being pulled over for an altered exhaust. He then proceeds to ask me to roll up my window so that he can check my tint. This may be a silly question, but did I have to roll it up for him just because he "assumed" it was illegal?

I do not talk poorly about police officers because the "good" ones are providing public safety, but its starting to really bother me that some police officers just love to use their authority. I mean...I was just strolling along, not being reckless, not being loud and had the windows down just minding my own business. Do these sour bunches have nothing better to do but to pull over people who are not threatening the general public?

 

Yes, you are required to comply with his order to roll your window up.

Did you tell the bitch that he's..... a bitch?? Or just laying it out here because you're now being held responsible for your own actions?