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Blue car/SUV/minivan, white male, 'in the vicinity of'....
This, is not RAS. The LEO must be able to articulate why that blue car, with that white male was singled out for an investigative stop. 'In the vicinity of' is zero RAS, depending on the 'vicinity' of course, small town USA or large urban/suburban area.
The totality of the facts must provide RAS....'hunches', 'gut feelings', and 'experience' carry less weight each day.
This, is not RAS. The LEO must be able to articulate why that blue car, with that white male was singled out for an investigative stop. 'In the vicinity of' is zero RAS, depending on the 'vicinity' of course, small town USA or large urban/suburban area.
The totality of the facts must provide RAS....'hunches', 'gut feelings', and 'experience' carry less weight each day.