Quote Originally Posted by Dream of the iris
well your correct, if you have the balls to assert your rights then thats great, more power to you. But if you want to avoid getting arrested then its ill advised. Judges are supposed to be non biased in their opinions but the reality of it is EVERYONE is biased in their opinions whether they try to or not. Most judges will look at the case and side more with the cop rather than the constitution unfortunately because the fact is most people who are up there in the legal system are against pot. Its possible to win that case but it would be incredibly difficult to do it....I mean you'd have to have a lawyer like OJ's to win something like that. If your not afraid to get a criminal record then it would be important to stand up to it but like a lot of good citizens in this World we have a hell of a lot to live for than loseing some of those rights. I would only fight for something if it heavily violated my freedoms. For instance, if I called the cops because someone stole my money and the cops beat the shit out of me because I bothered them, then I would go up in a riot and most certainly risk my own freedom and life for it but risking your life for this is like risking your life when someone stole 30 dollars from you. Its better to just be submissive about it.
I will never let an officer of the law trump on my rights. The constitution was written for a reason, and as an American, I'll be DAMNED if they're going to pretend like it doesn't exist without me intervening. If The pot's in my ashtray and he asks to search my vehicle even with the ashtray closed, it's not worth going to jail over, and I'll simply respond by asking if he has probable cause. I like your negative attitude though, hopefully a lot of my fellow young people aren't as ignorant towards their rights :thumbsup: