Why You Should Refuse Police Searches

[@DeeplyMovinU]

@inkey2 I know what you mean.. I bought a Camaro at a police auction to use for restoration parts for another vehicle, while taking the dash out I had two bags of white powder fall out... ( guessing it was cocaine or heroine) but I called the sheriffs dept to come get it to destroy it and I had to show proof that I bought the car at the auction that way because I bought the car without a working engine so I had it towed straight from their lot to mine...which saved me a lot.

[@AnotherSchmoe]

@jpd782 If they don't ask and start searching anyways just politely say "I do not consent to this search" and repeat every now and then until they're done, always stay calm and polite. The point is not that they will stop searching, it's so that you will be better protected in case it goes to court.

[@consolemaster]

I love this guy. He's an awesome lawyer.

[@A_A_RonsAdventuresUSA]

I am certainly no lawyer but you could possibly request a polygraph test and or just see what a lawyer can do for you when the opportunity arises.

[@SoulThriveMusic]

There aren't always buildings with cameras near by. Also, the dash cam in the police car isn't always facing your car. Sometimes the cop pulls to the side of you or in front of you.

[@inkey2]

WARNING.....when ever you buy a used car pull out the back seat completely. I bought a 1977 buick in 1988 from an old woman who bought the car off a used car lot. There was stuff behind that seat that definately could have caused me big trouble.......

[@desirefirst]

i've had several experiences where i stood my ground regarding handing over my id or after a bogus arrest pushed it as far as i could in court and i won every time i followed these kind of rules except one where an NYC cop in the subway just reached around and pulled my wallet out then wrote me a ticket which i refused to accept so he just stuffed it in my pocket.

[@SoulThriveMusic]

Thanks for the reply.

[@jjenson2006]

@benos4752 Not all police cars have cameras and those that do aren't going to have the ability to pick up audio very well since it would be more than 20 feet away in an already noisy environment.

[@jrunagerj]

Maybe not but when he opens something and it falls on the ground and breaks you are most likely SOL. I'm not sure I'd consent to the search because if I ran across a crooked cop that was having a bad day and was PO'd at me because I was speeding and wanted to screw me and add something illegal to his search to screw me he could and I would just be screwed. If all cops were honest then I would have zero issue consenting to a search because I have zero to hide.

[@Papasmurf532]

when you speak truth you stand firm, so just stick to the truth and hope for the best im just guessing here

[@NACTClan]

@wackinstack I am also from Canada and weed is illegal to have on you in Ontario. You are allowed to have possession of it in some Provinces but you are not allowed to smoke it in any Provinces. Unless you have a medical proscription.

[@mc1dash1b]

Mike, a guy I work with, was stopped by Staties as he was coming down the exit ramp. He swallowed the roach and the cops told him they could smell it could they search the car. He told them go ahead they searched it for an hour with dogs. They were pissed as hell when they had to let him go.Somewhere else in the state no rapes, robberies, or murders were taking place. Grown men get their panties all tangled up cause you beat them at hide-n-seek!

[@tennyshoe17]

@streetfightspdx if you love refusing to be searched, does that mean you get pulled over all the time?

[@Ryloveland11]

i have a question.... please respond me and some of my friends were having a nice bonfire on my driveway when a cop comes up on a motorcycle. he then gets off and starts walking up the drive way to see what we were doing. some people ran out of panicking which they shouldn't have but came back. then the cops starts to search all of our drinks and keeps searching around the place. now he keeps coming back to our weekly bonfires to check up on us. now i was wondering is any of what he did illegal.

[@wackinstack]

@UndercoverPegasus I don't smoke anymore actually. I went through a phase from when I was 20 to 24. I'm 26 now. I don't smoke because I grew out of it I guess. Doesn't do anything for me anymore... But you should know that weed does much more than blacken your lungs and cost money. First, it's really cheap in Canada like $5 for an 8th... It makes food better, sex better, your disposition better. It does make you feel happy. And it's not addicting either. It's not considered a drug here.

[@eddieortiz1990]

Once I refused a search and kept on refusing for over 30 minutes my reason was the car was not mine. the cop said if i dint consent they would bring a k9 after an hour they finally got consent from the owner thru a phone call..

[@SoulThriveMusic]

What if I said "no" to the search and I told that to the judge but the cop lied and said I agreed to let him/her search my vehicle? Then is it just up to the judge to decide who he believes or what? Thanks.

[@jpd782]

I was searched once when I was 17. My car was searched actually. It was not a matter of..."May I search?" It was "Sit your ass on the curb, and don't move...or else." I actually had a few "illegal" weapons. A nunchaku, and a pipe with black electrical tape wrapped around it.. Which for some reason makes it illegal in California. I had them in my car. The police found them. But I was never arrested or anything. They just took them. Maybe not asking me, but still looking was the mistake they made?

[@imCopacetic]

@jjenson2006 its 2011 all cops have a video/audio camera/recorder in their car. you might be thinking, oh the cop will just tamper with the video/audio camera/recorder and thats a no because thats an automatic termination

[@300381548]

Yes same thing

[@CentrekMedia]

I love how everyone is instantly a legal expert when commenting on these videos.

[@GrimeyBeatProduction]

How can a lawyer prove if you said yes or no to the search, it's all hear say?

[@benos4752]

@jjenson2006 Cameras on police cars get turned on as soon as they make a stop. If you make it evident enough, say it enough, etc, it will be picked up, recorded, and can be used as evidence in your favor. It also helps to have your own recording device, audio or video on your person. I make it a point to record all police interactions.

[@jjenson2006]

@robinhoodtn1 I just saw the video. The suspect would not take his hands out of his pocket. The suspect could have had a gun. There's no reason for the suspect to not show his hands. Perhaps if he did, it would have been handled differently. If a cop searches you, you shouldn't resist, but if he asks for your permission, you should say no. The suspect wasn't cooperating with the police and that's why they tazed him. It's really hard to tell if it was justified being dark and hard to hear voices.

[@inkey2]

@BikerBry so you are saying a judge in a court of law will see your refusal to be searched as an obstruction charge? Thats absurd

[@therealwillie2024]

if i buy or get a car and i know or have a feeling there is iilegal items in there can i get a officer to search it with a k9 or somthing to clear it and if they find anything coluld i take the blame

[@snoopyloopy]

i would just add that someone to make sure you refuse a search, not just tell the cop that they'll need a warrant. from what i hear, the da doesn't like getting disturbed out of his vip room at the strip club, so if they have to call in to get a warrant, there will be a warrant produced pretty quick.

[@TeaScholar]

@wackinstack o_o I'm going to move to canada immediately as soon as possible then. Which province do you recomend? I happen to have dual citizenship, in US and Canada... but i've never been to canada x_x (family ties got the citizenship for me)

[@trrosy]

What about filming? Because i watch a lot of skate videos and whenever the skaters get kicked out of somewhere the officer always tells them to turn the camera off. Can they do that?

[@xPublished1]

If your charged, and they ask and you say yes you have been. Does that give them the right to search you even if you say no? - Canada idk if the laws are different everywhere on that subject..

[@wackinstack]

@NarlepoaxIII In vancouver you really won't get into any trouble unless you're a dealer associated with gangs. If you just grow your own for you and your friends/coworkers and you've never had run ins with the law before you won't ever have any trouble... Weed isn't considered harmful or a step-stone to crack. in our law it's reasonable to let an adult grow their own weed if they choose to. do what you want, just don't hurt anyone or yourself.

[@GuerrillaTV]

As your attorney, I advise you to get a fast car, a whole galaxy of uppers, downers, screamers, and laughers, and to not consent to any searches.

[@SoulThriveMusic]

Yea, I think that would probably be the best bet.

[@inkey2]

@BikerBry i have never heard that in the law

[@emericanmade]

"I don't consent to searches." *looks at officer all slick* LOL U MAD, OFFICER?

[@nickxclassic]

@badpanda84 yea, they make ways around it, prforming illegal searches whenever they want, but don't get punished in any way," hey we're dedicated to protecting and serving, but when we do something illegal it goes unnoticed, we'll bribe you by erasing your charges" america doesn't question things like that, that should be questioned in everyday life, and not only when it comes to cops. alot more things people need to be aware about.

[@izfumbles4618]

Guy at 1:14 looks like Key from Key and Peele lmao

[@SoulThriveMusic]

I don't do anything illegal but I value my privacy and I don't want some cop searching my property.

[@Police-Officer-Fan-Club]

@jradonis1 yeah, I've been getting advice from a younger, female friend who has more dating experience than I do which is sad but true. She told me I need to be friends first cause I need to be able to trust them as a friend first, before I can trust them as a lover.. Not that there IS a guy in my life right now but when I do find one. I wish there was a way to skip that part? Sex is reasonable once in a while, but not every time you see each other which is what it was for me.

[@jimphillips95]

Does this apply in Australia?

[@SoulThriveMusic]

yea true

[@BikerBry]

@inkey2 Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. Refusing to submit to interrogation per the 5th amendment will get you slapped with an obstruction charge as well.

[@MrAkTalwar]

does this apply for vancouver, canada as well? would really help if someone would tell me haha

[@jkewzz4126]

if he has to ask if he can search it usually means he doesn’t have probable cause

[@jpd782]

@AnotherSchmoe I know this now. But this took place around 1991-1992. We were never taught this in school. Apparently the Consitution was not important to them I guess. And, this was outside of Los Angeles right after the Rodney King beatings. So fear of the police was high. And at 2am in a desolate area, with 4 scrawny teens, and 15 police, and an angry police dog. We knew they used their power to "infulence" us...But, I now I know what to do from real life experience.

[@BikerBry]

@inkey2 - That's what happens when local government passes unconstitutional laws and ordinances and judges uphold them.

[@jjenson2006]

@robinhoodtn1 From the video it looks like he keeps putting his hands in his pockets and when asked if he understands when they said they would tazer him if he moves, he did not answer right away. I don't agree with what those cops did, but this guy should have cooperated. Anyway, cops can search you if they have probable cause, such as if you were recognized at a crime scene. They cannot search you if (for example) you were pulled over for speeding unless you volunteer it. That's my point.

[@eddieortiz1990]

I think they would be able to check the police dash cam.

[@inkey2]

how can it be proved that you said no to the search

[@Police-Officer-Fan-Club]

@xbearcanrockx haha that is soo true. we have this thing here every summer that happens one time a year and this past year it was the police's 125 anniversary and i wrote their initials on my chest in a heart and it got attention from them! but the first was a random lady that noticed it which made me a bit uncomfortable. im not from asia at all. my parents are though. i was born in Canada

[@nickxclassic]

I love how youtube teaches you more things needed to know in life then our actual SCHOOL SYSTEM. America=Fail. 2012 coming to a town near you.

[@AGryphonTamer]

@jjenson2006 dont they have some mic on them so that doesnt happen

[@GP254254]

you should try to record with a camera or something with every police encounter

[@UltraWideGigachad]

DO I HAVE RIGHTS TO REFUSE A SEARCH IF I AM UNDER 18?

[@maldiga]

@Zeldagigafan90210 if they have a warrant for your arrest, they can search you after you have been arrested. if they have a warrant to search, well. . .they can search you

[@jgpwlcs36]

sometimes its good to let them search though... i let a cop search my car cause i was out past curfew on a school property. i didnt make him mad so he let me go

[@wackinstack]

@NACTClan I'm from Vancouver, B.C. and people smoke marijuana everywhere. On 4-20(April 20th), thousands of people walk down to the Vancouver Art Gallery -which is pretty much the center of the downtown core. When they get there they all smoke pot. Thousands of people. No one is arrested for it. People walking down the street or in the park. It's everywhere and I've never seen anyone arrested for it or even had it taken away. Just don't smoke it around kids and you'll be okay. No one cares.

[@alfonso2501]

This should be incorporated into every H.S. civics class.

[@jjenson2006]

"Refusing a search can help you later when you're in court." Courtroom in session: Suspect: "I refused to allow the cop to search me." Police: "He didn't refuse. He said go ahead, I'm not hiding anything." Who will the judge believe? Probably your best bet is to outrun the cop and not get pulled over. LOL

[@jjenson2006]

@imCopacetic "In-car videos are widely used by police nationwide. About 72 percent of state and highway patrol cars have them. Seattle police have had them in their cars for five to six years; Los Angeles police plan to place them in all its patrol cars over several years." Source - w w w. oregonlive. com/ pacific-northwest-news/index. ssf/ 2011/ 11/ portland_police_want_to_instal. html

[@jhaze918]

COP: "DO YOU MIND IF I SEARCH THE VEHICLE???" YOU:"SORRY, I DONT CONSENT OF THAT" COP: "OK STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE" ...... THIS IS THE PART WHERE THEY BEAT YOU OUT OF CAMERA VIEW, AND SEARCH YOUR CAR, AND PLANT SOME CRACK ROCKS ON YOU.....

[@SwaiyeTV]

who would leave THAT much of a blunt?!

[@wackinstack]

@TitanbrolyGilneas The more the merrier, my friend! Canada, U.K., Whatever... The Commonwealth nations welcomes you, bro! (Between you and me though -I would go to the U.K. I think the accents are beautiful and it just adds to the beauty of their culture and the crazy-hot-ladies who live there.)

[@breepizzarolls420]

@KyoshoCrew but putting potheads that look like in the video just makes weed look so bad.

[@KMadden_]

@NarlepoaxIII no its not, nor is it legal to be in the possession of weed, i too am from Canada, born in Quebec and live in Vancouver now.although it is illegal to possess weed in all provinces to the best of my knowledge, 99% you will not get arrested by a police for having weed on you, the police will just confiscate your weed if you get caught with it.

[@chriserz94]

@wackinstack apparently not in ontario.

[@sillymonkey829]

Dude, I would not allow a blunt roach to remain in my car unsmoked.

[@wackinstack]

@orchidvandever22 I don't want to be disrespectful of you when I say this, but in all my experience over the past ten years in Vancouver, none of my friends, coworkers or myself have ever had any issues, problems or complaints with citizens or police. As long as you're respectful of families, kids and the elderly you'll be fine -even around police. It's not so much about being illegal or legal here as it is about being courteous of others.

[@iTellYouNoLie]

illegal search and seizure, happens all the time, you said no searching, they did it anyways, found something, tried to charge you, but it gets thrown out of court because they didn't have probable cause. :)

[@Police-Officer-Fan-Club]

@jhaze918 that's the point.. of course i don't know what you look like. i was just trying to make you less mad at me...

[@wackinstack]

@p4pboxingftw Move to Vancouver, it'll be awesome.

[@SoulThriveMusic]

True but not all cases the cop will be behind you.

[@TrueDominguez]

haha shit sometimes its not who u know sometimes its what u know itleast in these situations

[@eddieortiz1990]

yup everything is better in Texas.

[@ImCrazyBlud]

BE MY LAWYER PLEAAAAAAAAASE

[@kushy04]

@wackinstack i'm not form canada, and i've never really been there except maybe the naigara falls, but im moving to canada sometime in my life... here sucks major balls... (USA)

[@Insatanic]

Better call Saul!

[@ezrhino100]

You don't have rights. They will search if they want.

[@robeau23]

You have to have a recording device @ all times. Video or audio. Of course if you are breaking the law you won't wanna do that. The most efficient method which has always worked for me is to simply not break the law. And yes that includes laws that pertain to marijuana. Don't be one of these hypocrites who are concerned with the police following the laws of searching only because they dnt wanna get caught with their drugs.

[@SoulThriveMusic]

I believe they are supposed to, yes. But sometimes the cop car may be parked in a position that your car isn't visible on the dash cam. And also there is the possibility of the camera "magically" not working that day, if you know what I mean.

[@selig7]

the previous owner of my car left a fuckin scale in the back seat pocket that i didnt know about, and there was a time when i was detained i had an eight of weed in my car.. a fairly small amount but had they searched my car and found that and the scale, they woulda hit me with possession with intent and i woulda been fucked up

[@SoulThriveMusic]

Someone else already said that. And once again, the dash cam isn't always facing towards the direction of the interaction between the cop and the person who is being stopped.

[@MasterOfTheLobsters]

@hooptyracer - The first scenario from the full program is 4 white people going to a concert.

[@Police-Officer-Fan-Club]

@jradonis1 If that really is the case, why am "I" still single? I've spent many years accusing the "dumb blond skanks" of taking away MY men, since I'm looking for brown hair and blue eyes. Maybe it's wrong place, wrong time or just pure "bad luck." It seems the more I try to find a guy, the more I end up with one that's worst then the last. I've never been able to find a "normal" guy =\ Maybe I need to move to America? Would that help?

[@eddieortiz1990]

in texas alll cops do

[@reapfreak]

The sick part is, I never once heard this in any of my classes in "public" school. I don't know who first thought up public education, but I sure know Hitler loved it.

[@rcampana7837]

Don't do drugs. Few minutes of dizziness

[@MichaelBlitzkrieg09]

Dash cam, mate xD

[@mittlykkepass]

1 person refused the search an got caught with pot

[@TheRokunana]

Only in GTA.

[@p4pboxingftw]

@wackinstack i live in Canada (Scarborogh Toronto) and thats no true over here ..my friends allways get arrested for weed

[@810Lara810]

@streetfightspdx yea where i live you go to jail if you refuse

[@Khyrid]

Show this to your black friends. Maybe someday we can get the number of blacks in ours prisons today down to less than the number of slaves during the times of slavery. Kind of sad that we really haven't progressed any, we just shuffled things around.

[@flight9674]

IF you go to court....That's a big fuckin IF. It's more like they take your shit and keep it movin.

[@ApologeticoPR]

@jjenson2006 Thats a good one

[@BorntoskateJr]

thanks now i know what i'm gonna do for when i'm carrying this 10 kilos of high grade coke across the border =D

[@therealwillie2024]

@VergilSFD so id get a ticket for it

[@swinchesterful]

@SovereignStatesman your kidding right?

[@WoWpallyup]

cops in canada will only arrest you if you are dealing weed. If you just have it they will most likely take it for themselves.