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Post by charlottestone on May 16, 2012 18:45:16 GMT -5
1.) How extensive are the searches and patdowns? (and I'm referring to all of them--the police pat down, the Bonnaroo vehicle search, and the Centeroo search) Were she to smuggle it in via a body cavity, are searchers going to go "there"? 2.) If it's found on/inside her person during a vehicle search, is she held legally responsible? Or the owner of the vehicle? 3.) If it's found on her person during the Centeroo patdown, are we all held responsible? Or just her?
Ah, meshugana. I'm about to torpedo my own hull, here, but…
Look, the risk is substantial and the blind eye can be your worst enemy. What you have to remember is that--as HST famously put it--a cop on a back road is a law unto himself, and he knows it. Trust me: I've lived in Tennessee for thirty years.
You're asking these legal questions, but in the practical sense I mean, what the statute actually says is irrelevant to the situation on the ground...which leads to this question: do you really want to be standing there on the shoulder of the road explaining to some bullet-headed county deputy that the stuff the dog just found isn't yours, and hoping he buys your story? That's the only legal question that matters.
Sure, a judge might sort it all out to your benefit later, but by then your Roo has already been irrevocably tainted. So if you're really as worried as your question suggests, either work with your friend to get smart about your method of transportation--Amazon has this whole amazing dark side--or be more proactive about reassuring yourself that she's not snatch-muling stuff in. Either way, though, don't go all passive about it. That way lies trouble.
Last Edit: May 16, 2012 19:10:09 GMT -5 by Deleted - Back to Top
Is it really worth it to be arrested or DENIED ENTRY after traveling all that way? Probably not. I've been known to eat corn and experiment on the farm, but there's really no reason to put yourself in a position that could completely ruin your time, especially if not for your immediate benefit. If I were you, I'd cavity search that girl before she got in my ride... no one is taking Bonnaroo (or my spotless criminal record) away from me!
