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From the API news service:
A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police can arrest and handcuff people for minor traffic offenses, saying the authority flows naturally from the right to pull someone over.
The court ruled 5-4 in the case of a Texas woman handcuffed in front of her children and briefly jailed for failing to wear a seat belt.
"The question is whether the Fourth Amendment forbids a warrantless arrest for a minor criminal offense, such as a misdemeanor seat belt violation punishable by a fine. We hold that it does not," Justice David H. Souter wrote for the court majority.]
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A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police can arrest and handcuff people for minor traffic offenses, saying the authority flows naturally from the right to pull someone over.
The court ruled 5-4 in the case of a Texas woman handcuffed in front of her children and briefly jailed for failing to wear a seat belt.
"The question is whether the Fourth Amendment forbids a warrantless arrest for a minor criminal offense, such as a misdemeanor seat belt violation punishable by a fine. We hold that it does not," Justice David H. Souter wrote for the court majority.]
What's your opinion?
Comshaw
