Bangswitch
Well-Known Member
Come on man that’s no where near the same.I was pulled over during a downpour and was written a ticket for not having a proper floatation device readily available.
Come on man that’s no where near the same.I was pulled over during a downpour and was written a ticket for not having a proper floatation device readily available.
Come on man that’s no where near the same.
I wonder if he would have been free to go if he only had a few gas cans and a zippo instead of legally owned guns? (I’m assuming they were legally owned). I’m sure if he was prohibited it would have been reported. It’s all about the guns. Just like red flag laws.
But if were true and law it could save lives if a driver hydroplanes off the road into a canal. We are becoming a thought police state. Just worried if you are legally driving around with a *assault* rifle in your vehicle you will be deemed a dander to society about to commit a crime. Just because it’s not the normal thing to do. Land of the free...ha
Probable Cause documents often contain the phrase "based upon the totality of the circumstances." With the circumstances reported here, it sounds like they made a pretty solid arrest. If they took the extra step once they stopped the guy to actually get a warrant from a judge before finding the weapons, that will put a lot of extra weight to their case further down the road that they didn't run roughshod over this guy's constitutional rights.
The question of the post asked if this was a "good arrest." Imagine how much of a "bad non-arrest" this would be portrayed as if the police just waved at this guy driving by and he circled back to wreak havoc a bit later.
Sounds like the only real crime he committed was being stupid. They can get him on the threats which won’t amount to much but that’s about it. Probable cause for pulling him over? Was there a warrant out for him at that point?
Not even gonna contemplate whether or not he was about to come unhinged and go Rambo on the boss, but sounds like he was close. Last I checked, this ain’t Minority Report.
That being said, cops can arrest a guy for anything. Good or bad arrest gets decided in the courtroom.