hey! just curious if anyone knows why? or just routine check? there was at least 10-15 cops and even a camera haha
Posted by Far_Cry_5272
hey! just curious if anyone knows why? or just routine check? there was at least 10-15 cops and even a camera haha
Posted by Far_Cry_5272
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sorry theyre just looking for my vape
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If a cop comes up to you and asks to look into your bag can you just say no?
So what’s the go here? If they say “show your bag”, do you have to show your bag?
Must be part of the knife/weapons search crackdown.. It happens particularly around public transport hubs
Are they allowed to check bags like this?
Ahh we reached the papers please phase of protecting war criminals s/
Just say no and refuse to talk.
If they dont have a reason, they can’t search you.
“Reasonable suspicion” and if they do and you’re clear, make a complaint and follow it up aggressively.
Whilst I won’t 100% say I’m fully informed, I believe, like Victoria, they can use new rules in public places such as major stations to search for weapons. Again, don’t quote me but I think it’s accurate.
was there drug dogs too? i havent heard of random searches outside of train stations
Looking for knives. Brought in new wanding laws after the Bondi stabbing.
It’s probably the new powers given to them by one of those acts they name after a crime victim.
If I recall correctly, if a knife crime occurs in the proximity of a train station, Police can, for so many months after the incident, declare it a search zone where they have special powers to wand you and search for knives.
I’m assuming the logic is that stations can become “hotspots” where things eventually escalate (one kid pulls a knife, so other kids bring knives to defend themselves etc), so allowing Police to search for knives allows for a form of de-escalation
In short they can ask you if they have reasonable suspicion. In which case you should say you do not consent but you will comply. To not comply is an offence. If you give consent it removes any rights you have to challenge the search.
Copy + paste from Google to save you from having to look it up ….
Under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (LEPRA), police can search you and your bag without a warrant if they reasonably suspect you are in possession of:
Illegal drugs or prohibited plants.
Stolen goods or items unlawfully obtained.
Weapons, knives, or dangerous implements.
Items used to commit a crime (e.g., housebreaking tools).
“Reasonable suspicion” must be based on a factual, rational basis, not just a hunch or a stereotype. Simply being in a high-crime area is not enough, but acting nervously or avoiding police may contribute to their suspicion.
Possibly due to the upcoming visit of the President of Israel.
I hope there’s lots of people sitting around enjoying some juicy cut watermelon 🍉
Wait to you read about the strip searches some are made comply with, particularly around festivals. It’s way over the top.
Anyone want to join me walking round town hall for the next week with a ton of dildos in a bag?
Policing theatre
As a non-Australian, what rights do we have when it comes to police asking to check our bags? Don’t they need a reason to – e.g. probable cause?
So did the nsw police search that guy in the red hat as he has a backpack on.
Remember that unless they declare they are recording on the body cam, they are breaking policy and therefore the stop is invalid
Kinda tempted to carry a massive dildo in my handbag for situations like these…
I’m walking through the city with a high-power magic the gathering deck.
They so much as open my bag I’m gonna start explaining how to play ‘commander’.
I strongly advise they don’t, I will talk their ear off.
New South Wales: The Police State. That should be the slogan on car rego plates.