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sjfcontrol wrote:If I had been in that intersection (and it had been in Texas), they would have found a loaded gun actually on my person. Would THAT have been enough evidence to arrest ME for the bank robbery, too?

Did they find the money? Or just the guns?

Its also curious that "... it wasn’t until the final car was searched that police apprehended the suspect." That's statistically unlikely. Out of 20 cars, there is only a 5% chance that the one they're looking for would be in the very last one. 95% chance that it would have been one of the other ones searched first. (Assuming an even distribution of probability for each vehicle.)

jmra wrote:

gigag04 wrote:Maybe those 40 know something we don't. Detaining a group that large w/o complaints is quite a feat. I'll be interested to hear first person accounts.

I'm sure they told them that they knew they weren't who they were looking for but needed them to play along to help them catch the bad guy. It's amazing what people will do if they think they are "helping".

Jumping Frog wrote:

gigag04 wrote:I think this is a loose-loose scenario for LE. Do what it takes to catch a bad guy, and run the risk of crossing the line.

Let him go, and you'll get accused of being lazy, corrupt, or incapable.

I think they missed it here, but I'm definitely not claiming to have the answer, especially in the heat of the moment.

Hopefully it's a learning point for all involved and a better, more thought out response can be called upon in the future.

Worst part of it is the search and all results thereof will probably get tossed, and the BG go free as a result of illegal search.

So not only do 19 law abiding citizens have their rights violated, it will have all been for nothing.