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In reply to the discussion: In Lone Dissent, Justice Sotomayor Blasts Majority Opinion: 'No Foundation in Fact or Logic' [View all]CTyankee
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In Lone Dissent, Justice Sotomayor Blasts Majority Opinion: 'No Foundation in Fact or Logic' [View all]
Calista241
Apr 2020
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But he didn't. Part of his stop was running a plate for no NO reason. There was no ...
marble falls
Apr 2020
#3
No, this case isn't about "running plates". There is no question as to the legality of that.
PoliticAverse
Apr 2020
#29
No, read the dissent. The case isn't about the legality of "runnng plates"...
PoliticAverse
Apr 2020
#35
re: "So the police need evidence before they do an investigation to find evidence."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2020
#72
Driving a car which is owned by someone with a suspended license is probable cause
docgee
Apr 2020
#74
not any time they feel like it, any time they reasonably think the driver is illegal
oldsoftie
Apr 2020
#32
The legal requirement is "reasonable suspicion", is it reasonable to suspect
PoliticAverse
Apr 2020
#55
Yes, justices Kagan and Ginsburg argued that it's reasonable to assume the car owner is likely
PoliticAverse
Apr 2020
#38
But part of running plates is to make sure a car is currently legal to be driven on the
cstanleytech
Apr 2020
#18
But that is just it once the plate was run then the officer knows the owner cannot be the driver and
cstanleytech
Apr 2020
#20
Well I will point out that the only judge that dissented was Sotomayor so clearly the other liberal
cstanleytech
Apr 2020
#26
"technically". Not "actually". Being detained is not the same as being arrested.
oldsoftie
Apr 2020
#60
There are some here who think that this was a fair bust, it wasn't. The deputy was 'fishing'.
marble falls
Apr 2020
#2
You make a good point; just because something isnt fair doesnt mean its illegal.
oldsoftie
Apr 2020
#40
Lots of people say "if you haven't done anything wrong, what's wrong with an investigation."
Igel
Apr 2020
#17
No it's not about the scanning itself it's about whether the information gleaned from the scanning
PoliticAverse
Apr 2020
#54
Well, I certainly have no problem with the erosion of my rights, or yours for that matter.
warmfeet
Apr 2020
#25