Article F7N6 Federal court rules that air fresheners and pro-cop stickers are a reason to pull you over

Federal court rules that air fresheners and pro-cop stickers are a reason to pull you over

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Mark Frauenfelder
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Air fresheners, rosaries, and pro-police car stickers give cops a justifiable reason to pull over a car, ruled the Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals. The ruling was based on a 2011 Texas case in which a police officer pulled over a car that had those items on display. The officer suspected the occupants were transporting drugs. The officer search the car and didn't find drugs, but he found cash, which he confiscated. The driver was sent to jail. Read the rest

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