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[darscot]

Great ruling. Canada rules for privacy.

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

That's some stupid shit. The cops should be able to search your ass for weapons and what not. That's absurd.

 

[Phoenix]

Actually that's kinda the same way it is here. If you have probable cause you can search a person, but without cause even if you find something - it cannot be used against them.

I would be surprised if the Canadian supreme court ruled otherwise. If someone is smoking a joint and sees and officer then puts the joint in their pocket - I highly doubt that would be protected. In the states if an officer doesn't have a reason to search you and does, they can find someone severed scrotom in your pocket and couldn't do jack about it.

 

[darscot]

The main difference is probable cause in Canada is different. The phrases like "white youths", "black male" or my favorite "suspicous" does not constitute probable cause.

 

[darscot]

The smoking a joint and putting it in your pocket thing wouldn't cut it. A cop would not have the right to search your pockets because he thinks he saw you smoking a joint. Before this ruling a cop wouldn't bother with you for something this minor.