Gun crime in DC to rise too
Illegal searches and seizures in the DC area to increase:
D.C. Police are on pace to collect more guns in one year than in any year since 2000.
The Washington Post reports a big dent is being made by plainclothes officers who stop people for traffic violations and minor offenses, then find weapons in the course of investigating those infractions.
I thought police searches were to be conducted based on probable cause, or something.
July 6th, 2004 at 3:32 pm
Um…exactly how much investigation does a traffic infaction require?