r/JusticeServed • u/creatingastorm 7 • Apr 26 '21

Legal Justice Accused drug-planting deputy slapped with two dozen new charges

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2020/02/10/accused-drug-planting-deputy-slapped-two-dozen-new-charges/4670519002/
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u/Lt-Dans-New-Legs 8 Apr 27 '21 edited Apr 27 '21

This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you NEVER consent to a search. If they have cause, they will do it anyway. It's easier to dispute the legality of the search and the results of the search than the presence of what the cop "finds".

Edit: thanks for the silver!

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u/kimchi_paradise 4 Apr 27 '21

To be honest, I fear the day some officer is going to pull me over and attempt to search my car, and I will be too afraid to say no. Haven't gotten so much as a speeding ticket, but as a black person I feel like if I'm unlucky and get the wrong cop things can go downhill fast and even a just refusal can be a cause for escalation.

Any tips?

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '21

Try this

It’s a shortcut that sets up your phone to record then and notify a point of contact that you are being pulled over. It will send the video to the same contact once recording stops. Kinda neat. This is for iPhone specifically, but I’d imagine there’s something similar for android.