Know your Fourth Amendment rights - searches, seizures, police powers, and constitutional law of traffic stops
This is a version of a talk I gave at the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (“NCOM”) meeting on October 15, 2011, in Federal Way, Washington. I spoke about the rights of a person stopped by the police, and the powers the police have to stop people, detain them, and search them. This talk was given to bikers, so I’ve removed some of the more colorful language from this version. Good...
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As with any parent, part of taking my kids out in public involves telling them what to do if there’s a problem, such as if they are separated from me and my wife and need to ask someone else for help. Although crimes against children committed by strangers are rare, they do occur from time to time, and they are pretty much always committed by men. So, the kids are supposed to look for a mommy...
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