Quote Originally Posted by jadeius
yeah, he could have said no to the cop, but the only thing you people aren't realizing is that when he says NO to the cop, that is enough for the cop to immediately get a search warrant...then he has to let the cop search him...so yes, saying NO basically is probable cause under suspicion...
No, it is not. Please do your research before you shoot your mouth off about legal matters, thanks. For starters, you can read this. For the lazy, I'll quote a relevant portion:

Police officers are not required by law to inform the traveler that they have a constitutional right to refuse a search request, and that a refusal cannot be used to imply probable cause of criminal activity, or that they will be free to leave if they refuse. A deputy sheriff told me they rely on people's ignorance to get the consent. An old DPS trooper tells his family and friends to say the following: "Officer, I don't have anything to hide, but I don't want you pawing through my stuff." He indicated it usually works. Sometimes a refusal will bring threats to get a warrant or drug dog, but if the officer really had probable cause to search, he wouldn't ask, he would tell.
Bolding mine.
Beeblebrox.420 Reviewed by Beeblebrox.420 on . so yeah...i got arrested today out of all the days to get busted it had to be today :eek: anyway im in quite a jam,and was hoping you guys could give me some sort of advice on this. heres the situation im in:i ditched my school(by the way,im a sr.,18) to go to another one down the street a couple miles to go smoke with my freinds. needless to say i brought my bong and weed with me and left it in my car(yes i knew it was a bad idea,but i thought i was friends with the admin,so i figured they wouldnt hassle me)so i go in to Rating: 5