Re: ACLU tangles with Philadelphia MTA over rail photography
Author: Joe
Date: 06-03-2011 - 13:03
Scott Schiechl Wrote:
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> Joe: We, as free persons in a free country, are
> not obliged to consider a police officer's frame
> of mind. However, the officer is SWORN to enforce
> as well as to obey the law. That Chris did not
> know the exact policy is irrelevant. That the
> officers did not know is inexcuseable.
That is true, however, courts examine the officer's frame of mind all the time. It goes towards the totality of the circumstances, and in turn, reasonable suspicion/probable cause.