re: #40 RogueOne

An update on the nerd Trekkie pulled over in IL:

Collinsville police chief backs traffic stop policy
[Link: www.stltoday.com…]

Video in question:

[Embedded content] I guess we don’t have the right to not be stopped and searched anymore.

“There is no evidence of wrongdoing on this video,” Williams said. “This officer did not do anything incorrect or illegal. While some people may think it’s distasteful, it’s clearly not illegal.”

And that’s the point right there, that through laws and court decisions, cops can now treat you like a criminal virtually from the start of an encounter, then when you are finally released, shrug their shoulders and go “We were just following the law.” Times I begin to wonder if the loonies claiming we live in a police state aren’t all that far off.