Hmmmm.... seems to me this is the kind of thing some of us, including yourself have been trying to point out this entire thread. Nice find.My...my.... here's a decision just handed down by an appeals court in New York that overturned a conviction on a teen illegally carrying a firearm...
“The arresting officer’s own testimony clearly established that he did not have any reasonable suspicion that appellant was involved in a crime before he searched appellant,” Judge Tom wrote. That means, he wrote, that “the subsequent search lacks a lawful foundation...Vague concerns about age and gender, presence in a bad neighborhood and nervousness upon being confronted, all fall short of a reasonable suspicion that appellant personally presented ‘an actual and specific danger to the officer’s safety.’”
Court Tosses Teen
So much for "totality" of circumstances, eh...
I've stated a few times in this thread that there was nothing that the OP posted that leads me to believe that the stop was for anything other than an infraction and gave no reasonable suspicion that he personally presented ‘an actual and specific danger to the officer’s safety.’” by his co-operative nature.
It's not just about the first officer having the OP step out of his vehicle and disarming him only upon learning that he was armed and licensed to carry but the bigger problem I have is the backup officer reaching in the vehicle and taking possession of the AR.
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