Police can stop vehicles based on anonymous 911 tips, justices rule

[EX500rider]

36. Funny, I was just a victim of this last week...

....my GF needed a ride over to a friends house to pick up some of her stuff (a bag of makeup and a large stuffed bear)

Pulled into the alley and parked behind the house while she ran in. While waiting the neighbor across the alley came home and had trouble making the turn into her very narrow back alley driveway in a big SUV. (I was on the friends property and not parked on the alley itself but got some dirty looks from the neighbor) We left and headed home, passed 2 cops cars going the other way about 3 blocks from there. They both turn around, one behind me and one next to me for about 2-3 miles. Finally the lights come on, I pull over and ask whats up sir? They take my GF out of the car for separate questioning and tell me there was a call about prostitution matching my cars description. lol I explain that she came WITH me and that i know all her personal info, dob, full name etc... Then the "do you mind if we search the car?" I said if you have probable cause then go ahead, otherwise no. Didn't like my answer, pulled me out, cuffed me and put me in the back of one of the 3 cruisers now there and then searches my car. Finds nothing and finally lets us go after about 1/2 hour. Warns me against going to that part of town (south side of St Pete) in the future. Wow, who knew parts of town were off limits?

I was not amused by any of it. Got almost Monty Pythonish when during questioning I said she went in to get her "doll" OMG, he jumped on that "I thought it was a stuffed bear?!" Well, yeah, it's sitting right next to me in the front, bear/doll what ever..lol

Hadn't been in the back of a cruise since the late '80's, no more comfy bench seat but hard one piece plastic seat which felt great against my too tight cuffs behind the back. Almost considered doing the feet thru the hands to get them back in front but figured they'd freak out. No A/C on, windows closed except for inch crack in drivers, about 100 in the back in the sun.