sjfcontrol wrote:knoxknoxrocks wrote:
Part of me wonders if I should request the dash-cam video in case something unusual happens. I know a few people have said leave it alone but he is a TRAINEE, hired in 2010.
Really? That means he's been a trainee for 2-3 years. Is an officer still considered a trainee after all that time?
I wondered the same thing.
Sounds to me like the guy did not apologize, and he should have. He was wrong, and he exacerbated it with intimidation tactics and a warrantless search.
He needs to understand that he was being intimidating and at the same time did not know the law he was using to do so.
Whomever is training this officer should have said. " I will address this issue with the officer to ensure he understands the law".
Some sort of followup report to you would be good, but not required.
I don't think anything "unusual" should happen, although I'd be minding my Ps & Qs driving around in his jurisdiction.
Really? I'm relatively new to Texas. That's scary. So if I violate a traffic ordinance then my vehicle is evidence in a crime. So they can search? Does that extend to searching my person as well? This is the first law in Texas that I'm not happy about. That's, as far as I'm concerned, case law that opposes the 4th Amendment.