LAWYER: How to Stop Cops From Searching Your Backpack!

Can the police really search your backpack without your permission, or even without a warrant? The answer’s more complicated than you think.

In this video, we will learn what our rights are when it comes to cops searching YOUR backpack—whether you’re on a park bench, driving your car, or just walking down the street. We’ll dive into real-life case law, discuss exceptions to your Fourth Amendment rights, and make sure you leave this video knowing exactly how to handle this situation and more importantly, protect yourself.

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[chrisd.]

The problem with courts continuing to grant exceptions to the constitution is that eventually ... the constitution will become nothing more than a list of suggested ideas

[krane]

Even if you feel you have nothing to hide, you also have nothing to prove. Never agree to a search, always say no.

[aaronblank]

We are supposed to default to liberty over security. This trend of giving law enforcement more and more passes and power needs to be reversed.

[Subgunman]

Have a friend who is a U.S. Government employee who was stopped and was asked to search his briefcase. He refused continually for several minutes until, the cops ripped from his hand and started to open the item when they saw a U.S. government seal on the lock. My friend informed them that it’s classified material he was taking to a government office. They opened the case anyways. Well it tripped a cellular alarm that notified a government security office. Within minutes they were surrounded by a group of federal officers who proceeded to arrest the officer who broke the seal to the case. Least to say he was detained for several days without being allowed to contact his attorney. Basically they ran a complete federal background check on the individual to make sure he was not affiliated with any terrorist organization. The Feds then took him to his station where they were read the riot act on searching Anything with a federal security seal. Rumor has it that this department lost one year of federal funds for this incident and the officer was relieved of his employment.

[terryjwood]

If they say you aren't being detained --- LEAVE! Don't talk to the police. Just LEAVE.

[RunOs]

There are to many exceptions to the 4th amendment. At this point we the people better start demanding that our representatives in government strengthen our 4th amendment rights.

[DeGuerre]

Also worth remembering that if police search your property with your consent and damage something, they are not liable for any damages.

[sfcmmacro]

Regardless of the situation… keep repeating “I do not consent to any search of myself or my possessions.” It sets the precedent for your lawyer to argue an illegal search was conducted.

[PerilNotion]

If you are in fear of exercising your rights....You dont have those rights.

[steveladner]

Normal people don't want to dig through other people's stuff.

[Dontcomeformepeople]

It always seems to come down to whatever works best for the police and our rights are violated. And if we don’t like it, or feel we have been wrong there’s very little recourse

[dugie]

My question is if you are at any location, car, open park, or whatever, and cops "make up excuses for searching, you really don't have any recourse except to watch them search. If you refuse, then you are getting arrested for some bogus charges. THEN you have to hire a lawyer and dish out money you don't have to have charges dismissed. There should be ruling that if charges are unfounded, then, locality pays legal fees. I've seen a occasion where person said and did everything you recommended and got arrested for interference with investigation because person explained "right to remain silent ". Lawyer got charges dropped at cost of $3, 800. Who has that much money because of crooked cops.

[bskarpa]

Problem today is that cops will just say I thought I smelled weed or alcohol to use as “probable cause” even thought they don’t’ have any proof or suspicion. They say that to cover their arse. I know this because I was pulled over one night taking meds to my GF at the time. It was like 2-3 am. I got pulled over and the cop said that he smelled alcohol on my breathe which was a flat out lie because I don’t drink. He was doing this and was fixing to make me take the FST until I told them to call my dad which was a Sargent at the time. They immediately let me go. Cops are some of the worst crooks with their vague statements they are allowed to use. They almost all LIE to justify their actions and majority of the time they get away with it because of their “WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN” motto.

[paulgithens]

"It doesn't matter what rights you have under the Constitution of the United States, if the government can punish you for exercising those rights. And it doesn't matter what limits the Constitution puts on governments officials' use of power, if they can exceed those limits without any adverse consequences."
Thomas Sowell

[catfishsiegel]

Was pulled over and officers wanted to search my locked tool boxes because they were under the impression I had stolen firearms in there. I knew there was nothing inside because I just bought it the day before I didn’t let them with out a warrant. Turned out they had wrong vehicle. They weren’t happy. They tried to give me a ticket for tint but they didn’t have a meter .

[youtubecarspottersguide]

I don't answer questions, I don't consent to searches, I want to excise my 4th, I'm free to go ? exercise the 5th next

[charlie]

It's always about officer safety, what about our safety?

[stephengreen]

If the container is locked, you have even more expectations of privacy.

[Winston_Smith-]

We the People should have never entrusted 9 unelected 'pundits' with the authority to write a 200 page interpretation of one straightforward sentence from the Bill of Rights

[coolraul]

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