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Old 09-28-2007, 07:13 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect View Post
Yup, that quarter million might be 100% kosher. But I figure if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, you might as well shoot it and take it home for dinner. It sounded like the cop had reasonable grounds for doing just that ... the fellow was speeding, so the cop was legit in stopping him. And it didn't sound like Mr. Quarter Million In Cash In The Trunk didn't do a very good job of playing 20 questions with the cop, so he probably had reasonable grounds to search the car. And let's face it, who travels with a quarter million of legitimate cash in the trunk? If it was legit cash, I'd have at least bothered to get it turned into a bank draft payable to myself. The casino story doesn't wash either. Ever try cashing in even $10K at a casino? You pretty much have to sign over your first born to do it, so a quarter million in unreceipted casino winnings is no plausible.
He probally didnt. A lot of people dont know that (in the states anyways) when they ask if they can search the car you can say no. If they dont have any definite reason to search they cant.

http://www.flexyourrights.org/traffic_stop_scenario

I wonder how this works in Canada though... any lawyers?

Edit: Here are the video clips on what to do
http://www.flexyourrights.org/busted/movie_clips
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