ASIN: B013D48DLM
Publisher: Red San Publishing, LLC
Pages: 134
“A brief detention of a person by the police on reasonable suspicion of involvement of criminal activity.” This is called a Terry stop. It has been used to stop and frisk and detain millions of Americans since it was passed through the Supreme Court in 1968. And many of those citizens were stopped and frisked illegally without even knowing it.On December 20, 2011, Michael Eads was alone at his favorite park. He had just finished his lunch and was inside his truck, enjoying his personal freedom rights. A deranged King County deputy drove into the park, blocked Mr. Eads’s truck, and then used the Terry stop to illegally detain and harass him. The King County deputy picked the wrong person.When Mr. Eads repeatedly asked why he was being questioned by the young, inexperienced deputy he was told, “Because I want to.” When Mr. Eads decides to disengage and drive away the deputy slams his hand ...
