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Title: Court Declares Air Fresheners, Pro-Police Stickers as Reasonable Suspicion for Cops to Pull You Over
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ai ... bumper-stickers-pulled-police/
Published: Jul 22, 2015
Author: John Vibes
Post Date: 2015-07-23 09:57:06 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 695
Comments: 5
Kingsville, TX — Last Thursday, the Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled that it is suspicious for a vehicle to have air fresheners, rosaries, or pro-police bumper stickers. The ruling stems from a 2011 Texas court case in which a couple was pulled over for having rosaries hanging from the rearview mirror, as well as a few air fresheners, and a DARE sticker on the back of the vehicle. Nohemi Pena-Gonzalez was pulled over by Police Officer Mike Tamez when she was driving just 2 MPH over the speed limit. The officer did not pull her over because she was speeding, but because he suspected that she was trafficking drugs, and found the contents of her vehicle and the sticker to be suspicious. Eventually, the officer questioned her husband, Ruben Pena-Gonzalez, who agreed to allow the officer search to their vehicle. The officer did not find any drugs, but did find a large sum of cash that he confiscated, and then sent Ruben Pena-Gonzalez to jail. Recently, the case was taken to the Court of Appeals, where it was decided that Officer Tamez had reasonable suspicion to detain the family and ask to search their vehicle. The court wrote in its decision that “We do have concerns that classifying pro-law enforcement and anti-drug stickers or certain religious imagery as indicators of criminal activity risks putting drivers in a classic ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ position. But we need not decide whether these items alone, or in combination with one another, amount to reasonable suspicion because we find the more suspicious evidence to be the array of air fresheners and inconsistencies in the driver’s responses to the officer’s basic questions. We have long recognized that the presence of air fresheners, let alone four of them placed throughout an SUV, suggests a desire to mask the odor of contraband.” This ruling upholds the idea that police officers can profile and detain people who aren’t actually committing any crimes. Police already profile people according to a number of different factors, and now they have confirmation that their tactics are legally acceptable. John Vibes is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war. In addition to his writing and activist work he organizes a number of large events including the Free Your Mind Conference, which features top caliber speakers and whistle-blowers from all over the world. You can contact him and stay connected to his work at his Facebook page. You can find his 65 chapter Book entitled “Alchemy of the Timeless Renaissance” at bookpatch.com. 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
America is a police state - laughable claim of land of the free.
LOL. Not long ago, Gatlin posted how he had FOP stickers on his car. I guess if he gets stopped, he will be oh so happy, so he can inter act with one or more of his "hero's". Si vis pacem, para bellum
Ha ha. Yep - I remember that too. The self-proclaimed "model citizen" also said he's never been stopped by the police. I guess if he gets stopped, he will be oh so happy, so he can inter act with one or more of his "hero's". It would be best for Gatlin to experience the jack-boot treatment sometime in his life, just to show him that even innocent citizens are not immune from police thuggery. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Yeah. But my thought would that being stopped would be an opportunity for him, LOL
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Gatlin, do you have air fresheners in your car?
#2. To: Deckard, Gatlin (#0)
" suspicious for a vehicle to have air fresheners, rosaries, or pro-police bumper stickers. "
#3. To: Stoner (#2)
LOL. Not long ago, Gatlin posted how he had FOP stickers on his car.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#4. To: Deckard (#3)
#5. To: Gatlin, Stoner (#2)
Not long ago, Gatlin posted how he had FOP stickers on his car.
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