When can police search your car?

[Highstrung]

The number one problem with search is that at any time, any moment, all the officer has to say is "I smell marijuana" and that gives him probable cause, and there is damn near nothing you can do about it.

Many officers do this, knowing full and well they smelled no such thing, but they believe you may have narcotics in the car, and they know they can abuse this method.


I've never been pulled over and had an officer do this to me, but have had friends that experienced it.
Personally if I were to ever find myself in this situation, I would step out like I was asked to, but would lock my doors and leave the keys in the floorboard, and say ........oops.

Tell them to cut their hair, and act like they have some sort of self worth.

[Timber Ghost]

Yea, but a civilian like me (suspect in cop speak) would have gotten Rodney King'd.

I am generally against police brutality... Except maybe in your case

[Tee]

I am generally against police brutality... Except maybe in your case

[SOUTHERN WOODS]

Do you think the milkman gets his milk for free?

Damn right!

You think the cats working in Krispy Kreme don't eat free doughnuts?

[Catdaddy]

I always cut the dome lights on at night when getting pulled. Seems to put them at ease.