The Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution) protect United States' citizens from government abuse of power. For example, Amendment IV protects citizens from, "... unreasonable searches and seizures...." What is a reasonable search? What is unreasonable? Read about the following incident, and then consider this: how does one protect one's rights, if one does not know one's rights? Study the U.S. Constitution - and the intent of the Founding Fathers who wrote it - in order to know and protect your rights.
"A body-cam video that shows a New Jersey state trooper conducting a roadside strip search has sparked controversy and raised questions about how far law enforcement officers are permitted to go during a traffic stop.
Trooper Joseph Drew had pulled a car over for tailgating and said he smelled marijuana. When a search of the car turned up nothing, he handcuffed the driver and told him to step out of the vehicle.
“You can tell me where it is right now or I can go in and get it,” Drew says on the video.
The trooper is then seen pulling on blue latex gloves, reaching into the driver’s underwear, and groping his genitals and buttocks while the two stand on Route 206 in Southampton, Burlington County. All the while, trucks and cars pass by on the busy highway."