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Or I should say, the only reason people aren't being searched on roads yet is because it's too difficult and the outcry would be too great.
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Not too difficult and no real outcry.
Stop and Frisk
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The stop-and-frisk program of New York City is a practice of the New York City Police Department by which a police officer who reasonably suspects a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a felony or a Penal Law misdemeanor, stops and questions that person, and, if the officer reasonably suspects he or she is in danger of physical injury, frisks the person stopped for weapons.
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About 684,000 people were stopped in 2011.
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"Terry Stop" Terry v. Ohio
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The rationale behind the Supreme Court decision revolves around the understanding that, as the opinion notes, "the exclusionary rule has its limitations." The meaning of the rule is to protect persons from unreasonable searches and seizures aimed at gathering evidence, not searches and seizures for other purposes (like prevention of crime or personal protection of police officers).
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So basically, if the cops want to frisk you just for the hell of it, they can. They can also detain you without charges.
People in middle class America do not see this. If the economy worsens and more of them move to lower income neighborhoods, this will change.
Note: Stop and frisk was recently challenged and overturned in some cases, but noone knows if this will stand.
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