The cops always say, "if you don't have anything to hide, what are you worried about?" Then if you whip out a camera or video equipment and say the same thing, watch them lose their minds.
lol!I drive a 9 year-old green Chevy Equinox. My crime is bad taste.
The thing is, it's not too difficult to see how something like this can be abused.Oh boy, here we go again.
Good point cosmic. On that point, we all have read stories of DAs, judges and cops sending innocent people to jail knowing full well these people are innocent. I am not saying it happens all the time, just that it happens. Human beings are a mixed up lot and you've got kooks and crazies in all walks of life and can be found in all professions."if you don't have anything to hide, what are you worried about?"
Actually, Canada is more culturally diverse than the US. We are anything but a monoculture. See:there are abuses by government in every nation on earth, and Canada is no exception. It simply enjoys the benefits of being a segregated monoculture
To each his own. I enjoy both countries and think we are more similar than we are different. There are things I love about the US and hate about Canada and vice-versa. We do have different historical origins that have shaped our societies and there is no question that this leads to some differences. The issue of what "rights" you view as important will obviously be heavily influenced by your upbringing and a whole variety of exogenous factors.For all our warts, I will take America over Canada any day.....I have rights here that Canadians can only dream of
Not to mention, you Canadians have proper bacon, Her Majesty the Queen as monarch, and some of the best scenery anywhere. God bless Canada from your friends over here!To each his own. I enjoy both countries and think we are more similar than we are different. There are things I love about the US and hate about Canada and vice-versa. We do have different historical origins that have shaped our societies and there is no question that this leads to some differences. The issue of what "rights" you view as important will obviously be heavily influenced by your upbringing and a whole variety of exogenous factors.
Just remember - we have 20% of the world's fresh water, a huge endowment of natural resources (second only to Russia), and less than half of one percent of the world's population. There is a reason why the Chinese are trying to cozy up to us.
All i ever learned was from my mother and she told me if a woman hits you you hit back.
In Canada, we don't have "probable cause" searches, so generally a warrant would be needed to search a vehicle. A couple of exceptions to this would be the "plain view" doctrine (if a cop saw something illegal in your vehicle just by looking in the window), a search incident to arrest of the occupant (for an offence) or a consent search. But bear in mind, in Canada a "consent search" isn't just the cop asks you if it is okay and you say yes. The cop has to explain that you don't have to say "yes", that you can tell him to stop at any time, that you can call a lawyer, and that you understand the jeopardy that you are putting yourself in.So, a cop can search you just because he "suspects" that you "might" be doing something wrong?
I thought only wives were allowed to do that!
I'm not so sure of that. In Canada, the concept of a melting pot seems to have been largely rejected in favour of a cultural mosaic, whatever the hell those terms mean. Clearly we have had many issues with the French culture over the years with respect to the possible separation of Quebec.It is also my impression that cultural and ethnic identity in Canada is not used as a Balkanization cleaving point the way it is here in the US. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Indeed, which is why I was surprised that something like this could ever pass constitutional scrutiny in the US. Shocking that we have more rights than our southern neighbours with respect to search and seizure.In Canada, we don't have "probable cause" searches, so generally a warrant would be needed to search a vehicle. A couple of exceptions to this would be the "plain view" doctrine (if a cop saw something illegal in your vehicle just by looking in the window), a search incident to arrest of the occupant (for an offence) or a consent search. But bear in mind, in Canada a "consent search" isn't just the cop asks you if it is okay and you say yes. The cop has to explain that you don't have to say "yes", that you can tell him to stop at any time, that you can call a lawyer, and that you understand the jeopardy that you are putting yourself in.