[433] in libertarians
article in NYT about gun control
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (----------------------------------)
Sun Nov 27 03:05:57 1994
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 1994 03:03:48 EST
From: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <sybok@MIT.EDU>
>The bad part is that the police in the program seem
>to be using any possible minor violation, such as driving with one's
>high beams on, to search the person/car for weapons. To be totally
>honest, it wasn't clear from the article if the police were going too
>far or not, but I got the impression that they were pushing the
I thought the Supreme Court ruled that searches of the passenger compartment
of a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation were not legal unless (1)
the person is arrested, or (2) the officer has specific and articulable fear
to his safety. (If the person gives consent of course, the search would be
legal.)
