[MrRubix]

Originally Posted by Grandiagod

http://www.flexyourrights.org/freque...sked_questions

relevant

Just wanted to quote this again for emphasis, as it's a very good site. It's so important for people to know their rights, as people are constantly waiving them left and right out of ignorance. One of the biggest things is the right to refuse being searched.


To the dude earlier in this thread: Without rights, we're absolutely ****ed. The entire point of the Constitution and Bill of Rights is to help protect the citizen and to keep the government in check. Without rights, you're allowing the law to basically piss on you -- you're allowing authority to those who simply have the power to take it from you in whatever way they see fit.

It's not just about getting pissy at cops who "bust your pot parties," but rather checking to see that rights aren't being violated and that the law is being upheld with minimal residual disruption. If you're pissed off that you got busted for breaking the law, suck it up and accept responsibility for yourself. But there's every reason to be upset with an officer who is not doing his job correctly. Like Grandia said, cops are held to a stricter standard of conduct due to their position of power and authority, and it was clear that he was not handling the situation in the best way that was possible.