Homan claims ICE officers ‘don’t need probable cause’ to ‘briefly detain’ people

[Anonymous]

This has been the practice for a long time. I was once stopped in Aizona, not near the border, with my Hispanic then-boyfriend. They searched our trunk and ran our IDs and checked our claims that my boyfriend was in the military. I asked why we were stopped and the officer said bc my passenger was Hispanic and we were in a rental car. This was during the Obama era.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement can always briefly detain people if they have reasonable articulable suspicion that the person is engaged in criminal activity. This is the holding of Terry v. Ohio.

Yes, but skin color is never reasonable suspicion, as a federal judge just noted yesterday in barring ICE from stopping people based on their race or their location (e.g., Home Depot).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement can always briefly detain people if they have reasonable articulable suspicion that the person is engaged in criminal activity. This is the holding of Terry v. Ohio.

Yes, but skin color is never reasonable suspicion, as a federal judge just noted yesterday in barring ICE from stopping people based on their race or their location (e.g., Home Depot).

Some stereotypes make sense though. Picking up a day laborer in a home depot parking lot makes sense. Picking up a soccer mom in a home depot parking lot makes less sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement can always briefly detain people if they have reasonable articulable suspicion that the person is engaged in criminal activity. This is the holding of Terry v. Ohio.

Yes, but skin color is never reasonable suspicion, as a federal judge just noted yesterday in barring ICE from stopping people based on their race or their location (e.g., Home Depot).

I agree that skin color, standing alone, cannot provide RAS.