It seems their was a bank robbery in Aurora, Colorado and an anonymous tip phoned into police, indicated the perp was in a car at an intersection.
Here is a link to the story.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlin...lt-at-intersection-in-search-for-bank-robber/
The police proceeded to stop every car at the intersection and handcuff the occupants while they searched for the perp.
According to the report, they did find the person/s responsible and charged the person/s.
Question for the attorneys here and LEOs.
What happened to the Fourth Amendment here? Was this a good stop or has the city opened the gate to a bunch of lawsuits?
The police response is that it was an unusual circumstance requiring an unusual response.
When something similar happens, do we throw a bunch of people into the pool of the great unwashed and keep everyone in custody in hopes of catching the bad guys?
I am really disturbed by what seems to be a very casual disregard of the Bill of Rights.
Opinions please.
Geetarman
Here is a link to the story.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlin...lt-at-intersection-in-search-for-bank-robber/
The police proceeded to stop every car at the intersection and handcuff the occupants while they searched for the perp.
According to the report, they did find the person/s responsible and charged the person/s.
Question for the attorneys here and LEOs.
What happened to the Fourth Amendment here? Was this a good stop or has the city opened the gate to a bunch of lawsuits?
The police response is that it was an unusual circumstance requiring an unusual response.
When something similar happens, do we throw a bunch of people into the pool of the great unwashed and keep everyone in custody in hopes of catching the bad guys?
I am really disturbed by what seems to be a very casual disregard of the Bill of Rights.
Opinions please.
Geetarman