08-06-2013, 10:32 PM
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Probably the same legal doctrine as a "Terry Stop" with extended powers under the PATRIOT Act ...
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[I]n the United States, a Terry stop is a brief detention of a person by police[1] on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity but short of probable cause to arrest.
The name derives from Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968),[2] in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that police may briefly detain a person who they reasonably suspect is involved in criminal activity;[3] the Court also held that police may do a limited search of the suspect?s outer garments for weapons if they have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the person detained may be ?armed and dangerous?.[4] When a search for weapons is authorized, the procedure is known as a ?stop and frisk?. ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop
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The PATRIOT Act allows for the "grasping at straws". |
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