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I'm sorry to burst your bubble..... but it's obvious you are speaking of being a plaintiff in a lawsuit. So, you claim you gave nobody permission to search. And after they find something criminal in nature in or about your car or person, they all claim under oath that you DID give them permission to search. You have about a 1% or less chance of connvincing a jury that you are telling the truth against the word of two,three or morecops. This is just a fact of life.
Yes, I am speaking of being a plaintiff in a lawsuit.
And after they find something criminal in nature in or about your car or person, they all claim under oath that you DID give them permission to search.
At which point, I'll break out my evidence to impeach their testimony and credibility, which will be a recording of the entire event, including my refusal to consent to a search. You DO carry around a digital voice recorder of some sort, right? Please don't tell me you carry a gun but not a digital recorder. EVERYONE needs the ability to record on the spot. It can save your life/freedom just as much as a gun can.
I know I won't be able to do much with a perjury charge against them, but I'd go for it.
You have about a 1% or less chance of connvincing a jury that you are telling the truth against the word of two,three or morecops.
Oh, I know how judges/juries generally believe whatever a cop says in court, which is why I record. They could bring out the entire police force to testify, but I think my odds just increased substantially with the recording.
Unless you have some Rodney King-like footage to back it up, you are probably wasting time and money pursuing it.
I'll have the entire encounter on tape. 1983, lets do it!