A look at the history of 'stop and frisk,' and the circumstances required to make its use legal.
the police had consent to search, the police have “probable cause” that the car holds evidence of criminal activity, they arrest you from the vehicle (search incident to arrest), the police temporarily detain you in the car, and they lawfully impound the vehicle and conduct an “inventory ...
Judge rules detainees can appeal arrest
So, in some situations, such as breach of the peace, citizen’s arrest may be the only option towards thwarting crime. But it should be noted that police officers are trained to safely detain and stop crime as it is occurring. They are armed with resources that most citizens don’t have...
There have been reports of online bullying victims committing suicides or losing their mind. If the targets of cyber-bullying have violated the law, there are the police to detain or arrest them, and there are courts to try, and if found guilty, to sentence them to jail terms. No one ha...
Davis' attorneys noted Monday that Knight is an eyewitness to the Shakur shooting but did not testify before the grand jury that indicted Davis ahead of his arrest arrest Sept. 29 outside his Henderson home. Las Vegas policehad served a search warrant at the housein mid-July. ...
The UK police also want the power to detain people without charge for longer than the current 28 (?) days. It will have to be a very long time if they hope to break your encryption by force. They must be hoping that you would eventually volunteer the keys. ...
But add it to the removal of the right to remain silent, the DNA/fingerprint database, the monitoring of our telephone and internet communications, the survelliance of our bank records, the survelliance cameras on every streetcorner, the power to detain people indefinitely without charge ... ...
To avoid charges of coercion, police must respect four constitutional amendments protecting suspects’ rights. A confession obtained after an illegal search or arrest--a violation of the 4th Amendment--is invalid. So is a confession gained by force, threat or promise of leniency--all of which ...
If a security guard’s client wants a guard to do more than just be a visible deterrent to shoplifters, they might then actually detain a thief, he said. Under state law, security guards have the power to enact a “citizens arrest,” but no more. When ac...