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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 2:08 pm
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Originally Posted by SeriouslyLost
The 9 hours, 6 in cuffs, and then being kicked out to walk 100+ miles home? Yup, saw that. I can't comment on it because I'm not trained in stranding people in desert environments. That & it's hearsay. I can comment on the search itself though because I have been trained (& have trained others) to "search for weapons in vehicles": utterly unprofessional. It was like watching people play at police.
And by what stretch of the imagination was this detention and warrantless search for weapons -- to the point of trashing his car & belongings -- even remotely legal?
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