Police are stopping my daughter because of who her friends are

What is the name of your state? Alabama
Can the police stop you because of who your friends are? My daughter is frequently stopped for this. The last time she had someone in the car they SUSPECT of dealing drugs. They asked to search her car and she said no. Now we hear her car and apartment are going to be searched. She is not afraid of them finding anything she is afraid of them ruining her new furniture. She is 19 and works hard for her things,she has 2 jobs.The police here let criminals out early if they agree to help them make drug busts and actually pay them for each bust. Is this legal? How can the judge take the word of a convicted criminal,they will do anything to get out early and the druggies will do anything for the drugs.I am at a loss at this behavior. I actually switched cars with her and caught someone following me.

What is the name of your state? Alabama
Can the police stop you because of who your friends are? My daughter is frequently stopped for this. The last time she had someone in the car they SUSPECT of dealing drugs. They asked to search her car and she said no. Now we hear her car and apartment are going to be searched. She is not afraid of them finding anything she is afraid of them ruining her new furniture. She is 19 and works hard for her things,she has 2 jobs.The police here let criminals out early if they agree to help them make drug busts and actually pay them for each bust. Is this legal? How can the judge take the word of a convicted criminal,they will do anything to get out early and the druggies will do anything for the drugs.I am at a loss at this behavior. I actually switched cars with her and caught someone following me.

Your daughter has been lucky so far. People are friends because they have something in common. Bluntly, druggies hang out together. Where does that leave your daughter?

And when she gets pulled over and someone has stashed drugs in the car (look in previous posts, it's everywhere) guess who gets charged? Time to get new friends, if it's not too late. (and if you're driving her car with the drugs in it, guess what?)

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There may be reason to believe that your daughter needs some new friends.

Actually, these searches could be exactly what you're looking for! I'm sure you agree with everyone here that she needs new friends. I'm sure you've tried to tell her that and she won't listen, right? That's how it always seems to work. but something needs to change before she is caught with her friends' drugs as mentioned above. The searches are perfect. Since she's clean as you say, she won't get into any trouble, but she'll have a bunch of big messes to clean up and maybe some repairs to do. After a few of these intrusive and inconvenient searches, maybe she'll wise up and tell her 'friends' to go jump in a lake. I'd welcome this if I were in your position, not challenge it.

Thanks for the advice, it's the same advice I have given her. It seems to me they should be going after the druggies not her. Our Sheriff is a criminal himself,he served time in prison,had his rights reinstated and is right back in office.I NEED TO MOVE BACK UP NORTH! I am sure shes not involved....I am a nurse and would never risk my license if I thought for one single minute she was. It just doesn't seem like the right thing to do to someone so young and works so hard, and you cannot know for sure who is dealing and who is not. They want to catch someone and it doesn't matter who.

And they WILL catch someone. That is the problem...

My advice here, since your suggestions to her haven't helped, is to stop focusing on the "crooked cops" (nothing you can do about it anyway) and practice some "tough love" with your daughter. Let her feel the consequences of her choices NOW before they get worse. If she gets fined, make her earn it, if she goes to jail, let her sit there a while.

This is the only thing that works for some that require "hands on" learning...

I think she has seen the light. There was a big drug bust and she was not among them.