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arthritisR_US

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28. Your legal system is really fecked up. That American exceptionalism

Reply to Pepsidog (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 03:49 AM

Apr 2018

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Roadside strip search by NJ state trooper in NJ draws protest and legal action [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2018 OP

for pot????? samnsara Apr 2018 #1

For pot. DRoseDARs Apr 2018 #5

Wrong oberliner Apr 2018 #12

Almost as wrong as calling delusional ... LanternWaste Apr 2018 #32

Yep oberliner Apr 2018 #33

Clearly white. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #17

about a year ago there was an article about a cop strip searching questionseverything Apr 2018 #31

Yup, this cop has a REAL problem........ a kennedy Apr 2018 #2

assault Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #3

I practice criminal law and appear often in this court. Rural area without local police Dept s Pepsidog Apr 2018 #4

Wow sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #6

Rigged system at local level but pretty good at county where major crimes are heard. Pepsidog Apr 2018 #10

In NJ, cops like to fly up on cars and get really close to scare drivers, making them weave a bit. TheBlackAdder Apr 2018 #23

Exactly! Pepsidog Apr 2018 #29

the judge said guilty in a make-believe trial, slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile, TheFrenchRazor Apr 2018 #27

Your legal system is really fecked up. That American exceptionalism arthritisR_US Apr 2018 #28

Wasn't a woman cavity-searched by a woman cop by the side of the road within the last 6 months? bobbieinok Apr 2018 #7

Yes cops removed the womans tampon during roadside search. Not sure where. Pepsidog Apr 2018 #11

So are roadside, public invasive body searches by cops now fine and dandy?!?! bobbieinok Apr 2018 #19

No yes or no answer. Cop says he saw a person shove a gun or knife down their pants then the search Pepsidog Apr 2018 #20

Even in the event of a knife or a gun - not legally. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #22

Sounds like sexual assault to me. nt Ilsa Apr 2018 #8

I'm thinking I'll stay in BC, maybe give NJ a wide berth. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #9

Cape May is beautiful but shore town cops even worse. I haave been to some wealthy shore township Pepsidog Apr 2018 #14

Well, WAS the roadside search legal or not? rocktivity Apr 2018 #13

Just read about another local county jail settling lawsuits for strip searches. Pepsidog Apr 2018 #15

Video IronLionZion Apr 2018 #16

That's just a teeny bit of it. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #18

Try flying while brown IronLionZion Apr 2018 #30

Sue the everloving crap out of them! George II Apr 2018 #21

sick Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #24

yay!!! War On Drugs!!!!! nt TheFrenchRazor Apr 2018 #25

This cop deserves to be sued peggysue2 Apr 2018 #26