tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post111014754530773955..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: How often do drivers refuse consent to search at traffic stops?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47326615201754622092008-11-25T11:53:00.000-06:002008-11-25T11:53:00.000-06:00They really don't just let you go. A common respo...They really don't just let you go. A common response to a consent refusal is to detain you for a dog. The Terry standard for detention is "reasonable suspicion", and the bar is quite low -- police will exaggerate your apparent nervousness if nothing else is fishy about you.<BR/><BR/>Once the dog arrives, it's "if the dog barks he's a witch" and exigent probable cause has been manufactured with a barking prop.<BR/><BR/>You can fight the detention in court ... but they will get in your car one way or the other. The police attitude seems to be that even if they lose you on a 4th amendment suppression, they still got to haul you to jail and confiscate your contraband.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1110298295038919322005-03-08T10:11:00.000-06:002005-03-08T10:11:00.000-06:00They really just let you go. They may THREATEN to ...They really just let you go. They may THREATEN to make you wait, but the Supreme Court has said they can't delay you extra without probable cause. Usually it's a bluff. I've heard of it happening, but 98+% of the time, if you refuse they'll let you go.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.com