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Originally Posted by ratbastid
I believe you. What I don't understand is why you allow them to search your car without probable cause. You don't know your rights, and you're letting them manipulate you because of it. You're protected from this sort of thing by no lesser power than the Constitution of the United States.
(Edit: I assume you ARE in the United States? If not, never mind!)
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I guess it was a combination of nervousness/being bullied..
Yeah I realize that, but how many teenagers know their Rights when it comes to that sort of thing? How many teenagers do you know who would stick up to a cop that's bullying them? After that sort of thing kept happening to me, I learned my rights, so I know what cops can and can't do. But I didn't know that stuff then.
Unfortunately though, it all comes down to the cop. If he says I had bloodshot eyes or appeared to be on drugs, then there's his probable cause. Who's a judge going to believe, a teenager or a cop? And like I said before, I have too much to lose by getting arrested, so I generally try not to do things that might get me arrested by a nazi with a badge.