Why did this police officer walk away from me after talking so tough?

Question

Police Officer said "I request to check your trunk of your car". I respectfully said "No". Police said "You better let me". I showed him my ACLU card and the officer sounded like porky pig. He said "That's all. Carry on. Then departed.

Answer 1

Did the ACLU card come from a cereal box like a secret decoder ring? Neet-0

They bluff you don't budge

they bluff you don't budge

You win. They give up and find someone weaker. It's hard to say no to a cop.

Answer 2

Sure kid you know your just made up this story showing a aclu card ain't going to help you any. You sound like another punk trying to act like a lawyer. Do yourself a favor quit talking your making yourself look dumb. (That's all carry on) ha ha come on no one talks like that especially a cop.  

Answer 3

He walked away because he knew he had no legal right to search your trunk.  He can ask, but once you refuse he knows he can't search it without a warrant (unless, of course he's arresting you for something and has a valid reason to search.)   The porky pig comment was a little childish, don't you think?

  By the way, it showed a lot of self-restraint on his part to keep his mouth shut after you showed him your ACLU card.  Thanks to people like you, we have a h**l of a time keeping bad guys in jail.

Answer 4

He does not need a warrant to search your vehicle, your house or your person. The only thing he needs is Probable Cause, it's obvious he didn't have that otherwise you'd be sitting in jail and not on Yahoo. You can whip out that card all you like, one of these days the officer will laugh at you while he's cuffing you because you thought a piece of paper is gonna save your ***. Good luck with that bud.

Answer 5

Good job! Never forget your constitutional rights! Too many people give into searches without warrants.

Answer 6

The ACLU card had nothing to do with it; He was following the law. He COULD have detained you there, and called for a K-9 unit, and if the dog "ALERTED" to your vehicle, he could have searched it without your permission . He chose not to do that.  

Answer 7

Well, do you mind if I look round the car a little bit?"

Well my glove compartment is locked so are the trunk and the back

And I know my rights so you gon' need a warrant for that

"Aren't you sharp as a tack, you some type of lawyer or something'?"

"Or somebody important or somethin'?"

Nah, I ain't pass the bar but i know a little bit

Enough that you won't illegally search my ****

- Jay Z.

That's why.

Answer 8

He can't legally check your trunk without your consent.  Unless he gets a warrant to search your car, he can't do anything about it.

Answer 9

I'm raising the b.s. flag... "Showed my ACLU card"?  

This is like the second question from this guy I've seen in 10 minutes with variations on the ACLU card story.. Troll

Answer 10

Because he knows your 5th amendment rights legally allow you to say no.

Answer 11

because a police officer cannot search your vehicle without a warrant or your approval.

Answer 12

I don't understand your question. He respected your rights and saw that his "tough talk" would not convince you to give up those rights. So he ended it.

What was he supposed to do, beat you up?

By the by I have done the same thing many times before I was the police, not allowing a search on principle, but I did not have to satisfy myself by whipping out my ACLU membership card or writing about it. Yes I was a member all during and before my police career.

Answer 13

He was just following the law, he could have serached it without your permission if you commiting a crime or there was something really suspicous going on (blood coming out of the trunk, someone banging from the inside, stench of ether or other drug items, smoke, other such obvious issues).  He was obviously just cruzin and trying to roll the dice and pick you up since you "looked" guilty.

Just drive straight, act straight and be straight and there will never be a reason to search you or your car

Answer 14

lol i like jae t adore