Starvin Larry

“A routine traffic stop in Iowa turns into a police officer trying to trick the driver into admitting he has pot. His reasoning? The driver must have pot because he’s into frisbee golf.”

The fourth amendment…

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

“The video, now on YouTube, shows King was quite happy being filmed during the stop. Which meant he was quite happy being heard uttering sentences such as: “OK. I need you to answer me a question. Why is it that everybody that plays Frisbee golf smokes weed.”

The driver, Scott Beckwith, had a frisbee golf set on the back seat. Does that automatically identify him as a pot smoker?”

“WHO-TV reports that Ankeny, Ia., Police Chief Gary Mukulec apologized for the incident. He said: “The officer engages the driver in a line of questioning that is foolish and not representative of the Ankeny Police Dept.’s training or interactions with the public.”

King’s behavior is reportedly now being treated as a personnel matter. The fact that he knew he was being filmed, yet still pursued the line of questioning, suggests that he truly thought he’d succeed in his attempts to search the car.

How many police officers might have used the same types of argument to make illegal searches?

Some might find a certain sadness in the fact that Beckwith told King clearly and calmly: “I don’t trust police officers.”

http://www.cnet.com/news/this-is-why-people-use-phones-to-film-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0