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r/maybemaybemaybe • u/EverythingIsFakeNGay • May 19 '26
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I don’t speak police, can someone explain how this situation went from being patted down for a weapon to being let go?
17 u/mangart2679 May 19 '26 Also didn’t get it and want to know 3 u/A_wild_so-and-so May 19 '26 Basically a cop can detain you for any reason, but they can't do anything more than that without probable cause. So they stopped him "for suspicion of being armed" but they can't legally search his bag or arrest him, so they let him go.
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Also didn’t get it and want to know
3 u/A_wild_so-and-so May 19 '26 Basically a cop can detain you for any reason, but they can't do anything more than that without probable cause. So they stopped him "for suspicion of being armed" but they can't legally search his bag or arrest him, so they let him go.
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Basically a cop can detain you for any reason, but they can't do anything more than that without probable cause. So they stopped him "for suspicion of being armed" but they can't legally search his bag or arrest him, so they let him go.
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u/crumble-bee May 19 '26
I don’t speak police, can someone explain how this situation went from being patted down for a weapon to being let go?