&gt;having a parent head an investigation<p>You&#x27;re right, I exaggerated for the sake of rhetoric. I should not have, and I apologize for doing so.<p>&gt;And where did I suggest that?<p>By bringing this up<p>&gt;&gt;If you are the parent of this missing kid and the police tell you your child might be there but they can&#x27;t look into it, you would be ok with that?<p>You&#x27;re suggesting that the emotional state of parents of missing children validates detaining someone without probable cause (as the comment you originally replied to described).<p>&gt;I know, reasonable suspicion is really vague and abused but what is the alternative?<p>This is not what you were originally saying. You wrote that on the basis of it being a missing child, and on the basis of the parents being not okay with inaction, detaining without probable cause was justified.<p>If that wasn&#x27;t the message you wanted people to get from your comment, you should have written it differently.<p>&gt;Anytime a cop sees suspicious activity they need to head over to the court and get a warrant. They would never get anything done.<p>It turns out there&#x27;s a great deal of law and precedent that goes into great detail about what a cop can and can&#x27;t do and when and why. Law and precedent that were decided in light of both the harm of abuse of power and the harm of impotent enforcement.<p>Saying cops should have more power without first addressing why the existing reasons for limiting that power should suddenly no longer apply loses you a lot of credibility. And if you don&#x27;t know what those reasons are, rightfully so.<p>That said, do continue to share your opinion, I&#x27;m definitely not saying you should curb your speech, just saying that if you want it to be more effective, there&#x27;s steps you can take.