Originally posted by: brxndxn
NEVER AGREE TO A SEARCH
My buddies were driving down to Miami to spend a few days at the beach. A cop stopped them for going 105mph in a 70. Then, the cop asked to search the car. The driver said sure..
The cop proceeded to open all their luggage and left everything laying in the wet grass in the middle of the road. They showed me a picture of all their clothes just laying on the ground. It looked like the cop just dumped everything out. They found out later that they could get the cop in trouble... if they drove the 4 hours back to Miami to do so. They decided it wasn't worth it.
I had a cop ask to search my car.. I said, "Forget it." He said he would make me wait for a dog. I told him, "On what probable cause?" He said he didn't need any. I told him, "Then give me my ticket and I will be leaving now." He then gave me my ticket and I left. A cop cannot hold you there for no reason. They're only allowed to hold you for the reasonable amount of time it takes to write a ticket unless they have 'probable cause'.