Federal cops gets pulled over by TN cops, car illegally searched
This has been known for a many years and many people who have been searched figured it out. Dogs are a key element in letting them rob people on the side of the road. We hear those K-9 are treated as officers, someone shoots one, and the sentence for that is usually pretty harsh. It takes years and many tens of thousands of dollars to train them. But they are worth their weight in gold. They are the the magic voodoo doll that hacks the 4th Amendment. You say 'no', but, the puppy says 'yes' and there go your rights.  It is pretty magic.What is interesting here is that person who was searched got to present his story to the news and it was published as is.---"NewsChannel 5 Investigates asked Ronnie, "You are convinced that they cued that dog to hit?""Yes, 100 percent," he said. "There is no doubt they cued that dog."---Usually traditional media takes the side of the cops. At best, they would make the cops' version sound just as plausible as that of victim of the robbery (hrm ... I mean, the person who was detained).So, of course, what makes this story, is the occupation of one of passengers -- he is both a cop and a veteran. That is front and center in the article. It is emphasized mutiple times, even in the HN title. We don't want the audience to forget that and think he is just a regular janitor or plumber here! I believe that says a lot about the beliefs that go around -- that cops are somehow more honest, and noble (and so are the troops). This aspect, is just as interesting to look at as the story itself. In order to stop this behavior, it is important to change that attitude, first, and then it would be possible to talk about fixing the laws that allow this to happen.