Court Tells Cops That A Driver Not Laughing At An Officer's Terrible
Joke Is Not Reasonable Suspicion
The list of things law enforcement officers consider reasonably
suspicious could fill a decent-sized book. Pretty much anything anyone
does or says when being accosted by an officer is usually deemed to be indicative of illegal activity.
It's not just cops. It's the courts, too. A list of things considered
to be "reasonably suspicious" enough to justify warrantless searches
compiled by Radley Balko back in 2014 shows there's no winning when it
comes to law enforcement officers and their "training and expertise."
Being the first person off a plane
Being the last person off a plane
Someone authorities believe has tried to blend in to the middle of
exiting passengers
Booking a nonstop flight
Booking a flight with a layover
Traveling alone
Traveling with a companion
People who appear nervous
People who appear "too calm"
Merely flying to or from a city known to be a major thoroughfare in
the drug pipeline
That's on top of the list that opened that 2014 Techdirt post, which
contained a list of things Amtrak security officers consider to be
"suspicious" -- a list that includes being too calm, being too
nervous, being ahead of passengers when boarding, being behind
passengers when boarding, buying tickets with cash, or carrying "too
little" luggage.
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https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/31/court-tells-cops-that-a-driver-not-laughing-at-an-officers-terrible-joke-is-not-reasonable-suspicion/
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