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The change could lead to fewer stops, purportedly for minor traffic violations, with the actual intent of searching the driver’s car for contraband such as drugs or guns.
The article I linked brings up the Salinas v. Texas case. My “For some reason” was more of a sarcastic nod to me thinking that ruling is wrong, that most rights don’t need to be invoked, the main reason counsel needs to be invoked is because you usually need someone else to do something (e.g. give you a phone to call your lawyer), but that doesn’t apply to being silent.
This is why.
The article I linked brings up the Salinas v. Texas case. My “For some reason” was more of a sarcastic nod to me thinking that ruling is wrong, that most rights don’t need to be invoked, the main reason counsel needs to be invoked is because you usually need someone else to do something (e.g. give you a phone to call your lawyer), but that doesn’t apply to being silent.