It's not reasonable doubt. (Reasonable doubt has to do with the burden of proof--for guilt or innocence--in trial litigation.)

This was "probable cause." And it means LEOs are allowed to search the car or other places if you've given them cause to do so. In this case, they obtained their cause by having seen the first pipe or possibly even smelling the smoke odor. Any detectible evidence--whether it's visible, smellable, or even feelable--that there's grass or other "drugs" around, and you've given them the right to look further. Cops themselves don't even have to prove the probable cause. They can just have a sense that something's up and then call in dogs, who smell the odor of drugs, and if a drug-sniffing dog indicates he picks up on a suspicious odor, then that's probable cause, too.

The fact that they broke your stuff is not right, but cops can always say they were simply doing a thorough search.

Might not be a bad idea just to seek some quick legal advice about what to do. I'm assuming you were just ticketed, or were you arrested and booked?
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . Busted,but not for growing. hey mates, I got busted about an hour ago for sitting out at a lake with some good bud's and some herb. We were hotboxxing so when we saw the cop car they strolled up behind us, did there procedure, licence/registration, and then asked us to get out of the car. They also asked us where all of our weed was and we told them in a bowl, so they took my friends pipe and smashed it. Now before we got out i had a tiny bong in my hand and set it under the seat. They both went to there car and then Rating: 5