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Old May 3, 2009 | 1:38 pm
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law dawg
 
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Originally Posted by polonius
No, the "rub" is that you don't seem to understand simple concepts like "burden of proof" and "presumption of innocence".
Those are terms regarding successful prosecution in a court of law. They have nothing to do with field LE work. That's dictated by reasonable suspicion of a crime and probable cause of a crime.

An officer doesn't get to detain you until you can demonstrate you have done nothing illegal. An officer gets to detain you only if there is evidence of wrongdoing.
Correct. And possessing over $10000 in a airport without proper documentation is RS of such a crime.
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