Such paranoia. If a law enforcement officer asks you to give permission to search your property, your car, your handbag whatever, you can always refuse unless they have probable cause, in which case they'll just search because they can. Everyone has the right to refuse to have their property searched without a warrant or to be unreasonably detained. You can always choose to break off contact, just say, "Nice to chat, but I have to be going." If you are being charged or detained, then they will tell you and...charge or detain you for further investigation if they have reasonable cause to believe you commited a crime. Does this get abused? Yes, sadly it does, but it's not endemic and some sort of policy. How ridiculous to even think so.
No one has to submit to the invasion of their privacy or rights. Yeah, some cops are bullies and a-holes, some will try to bully or intimidate you, but in the end it's up to you. No, you're not being singled out, it's not some conspiracy, mostly it has to do with cops being bored and gurls like us standing out and being something unusual. Is there a data base for FI (Field Interviews)? Yeah, but not a shared one, at least not usually, just local. All this paranoia about cops being your enemy is just plain crazy. Now flame me for that.
-Joni Mari
