tranquility
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After a long hard day, Officer Dillon heads to the barn. Ahh, coasting at the speed limit and he catches all the lights. As he approaches another green he suddenly locks up his brakes as red car cuts through the intersection right in front of him.
Officer Dillon (OD) records the time in his PD issued computer and checks to see if he is still on duty, finds he is, flips a couple of quick turns and begins to follow red car. To be sure, before turning on the lights, thus making a claim of reasonable suspicion/probable cause to reasonably detain red car and occupants, OD types in a quick little affidavit for a search warrant and electronically sends it to the judge. After a normal amount of processing time, the COURT sends back a warrant or not. OD gets one and stops red car.
He approaches red car.
Inside he sees 5 disreputable sorts sitting with heavy jackets, with the windows down and it being 105 degree with high humidity outside. All are sitting with their hands on their laps and are looking straight forward, shaking. OD asks the driver, "May I see your drivers license and registration please?"
"What seems to be the problem, officer?" says the driver. As he said this, the passenger on the far seat starts to reach down to a large paper bag.
"Hold it right there!" said OD as he walked to the passenger side. As he was directly in front of the car, he noted the license number for his second affidavit he was preparing as he walked. After getting to the passenger side door, the additional probable cause was sent to the judge to see if he can search the closed container on the floor (Bag) the passenger was fiddling with.
As OD waited for the response, everyone in the car started to take off their heavy jackets. OD jumped behind cover and hit the "flash addition" button on his PD issued communication unit and described the movement also using a small video clip he had taken with the comm. The line of hundreds of judges, with a lesser bank of article three judges if there is a federal question, had someone clear his duty immediately on the "flash" message. The judge watched the video of the men taking off the jackets and the text of what the subjective feelings were of the officer (based on his training and experience) to come to a conclusion as to if this jacket issue was additional probable cause to increase the search from the bag.
All while these five guys kept moving.
Anyone want to add the next paragraph?
Officer Dillon (OD) records the time in his PD issued computer and checks to see if he is still on duty, finds he is, flips a couple of quick turns and begins to follow red car. To be sure, before turning on the lights, thus making a claim of reasonable suspicion/probable cause to reasonably detain red car and occupants, OD types in a quick little affidavit for a search warrant and electronically sends it to the judge. After a normal amount of processing time, the COURT sends back a warrant or not. OD gets one and stops red car.
He approaches red car.
Inside he sees 5 disreputable sorts sitting with heavy jackets, with the windows down and it being 105 degree with high humidity outside. All are sitting with their hands on their laps and are looking straight forward, shaking. OD asks the driver, "May I see your drivers license and registration please?"
"What seems to be the problem, officer?" says the driver. As he said this, the passenger on the far seat starts to reach down to a large paper bag.
"Hold it right there!" said OD as he walked to the passenger side. As he was directly in front of the car, he noted the license number for his second affidavit he was preparing as he walked. After getting to the passenger side door, the additional probable cause was sent to the judge to see if he can search the closed container on the floor (Bag) the passenger was fiddling with.
As OD waited for the response, everyone in the car started to take off their heavy jackets. OD jumped behind cover and hit the "flash addition" button on his PD issued communication unit and described the movement also using a small video clip he had taken with the comm. The line of hundreds of judges, with a lesser bank of article three judges if there is a federal question, had someone clear his duty immediately on the "flash" message. The judge watched the video of the men taking off the jackets and the text of what the subjective feelings were of the officer (based on his training and experience) to come to a conclusion as to if this jacket issue was additional probable cause to increase the search from the bag.
All while these five guys kept moving.
Anyone want to add the next paragraph?
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