I met with my girlfriend before school today in a parking lot, and some person called the cops on us. Not sure why, but apparently a car sitting in an empty parking lot is 'suspicious'. Either way, a cop pulled up behind my car, and he asked what we were doing. We were just chatting before school, so it seemed like everything would be ok. Then he saw the bullet I wear on a chain around my neck (not live of course) and asked to search my car for guns. Is that seriously all it takes for probable cause to give him the right to search my car? I didn't want to argue with him for fear of making the situation worse. But still, it scared me. Was it technically legal for him to search my car?
Again, I was sitting inside a car with my friend in an empty parking lot, not disturbing anyone, not playing loud music, not doing anything out of the ordinary. He saw my necklace, asked if I was a 'gun freak' and asked to search my car. Legal?
Again, I was sitting inside a car with my friend in an empty parking lot, not disturbing anyone, not playing loud music, not doing anything out of the ordinary. He saw my necklace, asked if I was a 'gun freak' and asked to search my car. Legal?